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ON YOUR BIKE!
Get yourself some wheels and
see Dublin in style! Hop on a
Dublin Bike and whizz your way
around the city’s hotspots. If
you prefer a guided tour there
are plenty of bike tour providers
in Dublin; See Dublin by Bike,
Dublin City Bike Tours and
if you feel a little lazy there’s
always Lazy Bike Tours who can
provide you with electric bikes,
so you’ll be sure not to work up
a sweat! If city centre cycling
is not adventurous enough for
you, why not try some mountain
biking? With muck in your face,
fire in your belly and nothing
on your mind but making the
bend… welcome to Ticknock
Mountain Bike Trail courtesy
of the guys in
Biking.iea short
and sweet 8km loop stitched
into the Dublin Mountains,
this rollercoaster ride of hairpin
berms, wicked boulders and
technical rocky bits is just a
30 minute trip from the city
centre. Once you get to the top,
the views of Dublin City are
sensational.
PLAY KING OF THE CASTLE
If castles and cathedrals are
your thing Dublin has you
covered! Take Malahide Castle,
home to an amazing banqueting
hall, a mischievous ghost named
Puck and one of the best
playgrounds in the country. In
the city centre we have Dublin
Castle, dating from 1204 AD
and still central to the affairs
of the nation. A tour of the
State Apartments and Medieval
Undercroft is essential here, but
don’t miss the Chester Beatty
Library and its excellent Silk
Road café, with Middle Eastern,
North African, Mediterranean
and vegetarian dishes.
FESTIVAL FEVER
There is nowhere quite
like Dublin for rocking that
festival feeling. Rain or shine,
Dubliners are always game for
a celebration. From St. Patrick’s
Day Festival where the whole
city turns green to celebrate our
national holiday to Bram Stoker
where the town is painted red
with a fang-tastic programme
of events celebrating Bram
Stoker and his creation,
Dracula! Fancy welcoming the
New Year in the Irish Capital?
The City is transformed into
an outdoor playground of arts,
culture and live entertainment
over three days.
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DUBLIN’S HIGHLIGHTS