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Dublin, Ireland’s
capital, is a city
that truly captures
your imagination.
Cobbled alleys, Viking
remains, Georgian
squares. Dublin’s
history goes back
over a thousand years.
Step back in time in this city full
of literary landmarks, from the
James Joyce Centre to Trinity
College, alma mater of many
of Ireland’s greatest writers.
Steeped in history, Dublin
is a medieval city where an
abundance of free museums
and art galleries chronicle its
long and colourful past, while
the pubs and cafés buzz with
traditional and contemporary
entertainment.
Just 20 minutes outside the city
centre you will find charming
coastal towns and fishing
villages that dot the coastline
and provide lots of options
for craft shopping, water
sports, seafood dining and
breath taking walks against the
spectacular backdrop of Dublin
Bay. Dublin is home to the
friendliest people in the world.
Add to this live music, packed
pubs, hip clubs and plenty of
culture plus a passion for sport
and you have everything you
need for a truly enjoyable visit!
ENJOY THE FREEDOM
OF THE CITY
Their contents are priceless,
but entry to some of Dublin’s
top museums and galleries is
free. That means you could skip
from bog bodies at the National
Museum of Archaeology to
canvases by Caravaggio and
Jack B Yeats at the National
Gallery. You could check out
four centuries of furnishings
at the National Museum of
Decorative Arts and Century,
before visiting Francis Bacon’s
reconstructed studio at Dublin
City Gallery the Hugh Lane.
DISCOVER DUBLIN’S
STORIES
Start your journey with Dublin
Discovery Trails, a series of self-
guided walking trails, extending
from Kilmainham Gaol through
to Trinity College and up to
Parnell Square. From Dublin’s
glorious Viking origins to the
havoc caused by the 1916 Rising,
let magical tales of the city’s
colourful past weave their spell
as you wander from trail to trail
with the Dublin Discovery Trails
App, which is free to download!
Or have a booze-soaked history
lesson and do a Literary Pub
Crawl which takes you from the
Duke pub through the cobbled
square of Trinity College and
into several pubs in a maze of
narrow streets.
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DUBLIN’S HIGHLIGHTS