Dublin,
capital of the Republic of Ireland, is divided in two by the Liffley
river.
On the south side there are the Old
Town
and the more beautiful neighborhoods to visit. To
find accommodation in Dublin is not difficult and the choice is
really wide. The most luxurious hotels and guesthouses are near the
Old
Town
and close to Temple
Bar
(the neighborhood where there are pubs, restaurants and shops). There
are also cheapest solutions: near Trinity
College,
the oldest and most prestigious university in the city, and close to
Phoenix
Park,
one of the largest enclosed city parks in Europe.
Where
to sleep in Dublin: regarding
the hotels, Dublin offers tourists a wide choice, from luxury 4 or 5
star hotels to cheaper pensions often housed in historic homes. Cheap
hotels are located in popular neighborhoods, such as Ballymun,
Coolock,
Dolphin's
Barn and Tallaght.
Hotels near Temple
Bar,
the historic part of the town, perhaps suffers the chaos and the
noise of the district where flows the night life of the Irish
capital. A quieter district where to sleep is St.
Stephen's Green
which is anyway only a dozen minutes from the heart of the city.
Another area where to find cheap hotels is Fitzwilliam
Square. Normally,
prices of hotels in Dublin don’t undergo large seasonal variations,
except during special events like the St.
Patrick
Day
and
the Dublin
Horse Show,
an equine completion and show among the most famous in the world,
held in August. Booking online a hotel in Dublin is always advisable,
however, partly because hotels often offer discounts to those who use
Internet to book the holiday. The B&B in Dublin are extremely
numerous, as well as accommodation and low cost hotel. The capital of
Ireland is a young city, where the 30% of its one and half million
inhabitants are under 30 years.
Why
to visit Dublin: Dublin
is a unique city because it has succeeded in giving birth to writers
such as Jonathan Swift, Oscar Wilde, James Joyce, Samuel Beckett,
Bram Stoker (creator of Count Dracula) and world-renowned artists
such as U2, Cranberries and Sinead O'Connor. Surely,
you must visit the Trinity
College,
the oldest university, the Cathedral
of St. Patrick's, the
Phoenix
Park,
the largest park in Dublin, and, for the keens, the Guinness
Brewery. The
district of Temple
Bar
is fun, full of bars, pubs and restaurants, always crowded with
musicians and street performers. An
ideal day to
“live” Dublin in all its splendor is the 17th of March, St.
Patrick's Day,
the patron saint of Ireland. The town goes green in honor of the
national color: demonstrations and parades follow each other and are
filled with local citizens and tourists on holiday.
