Insight Guides Pocket Dublin (Travel Guide eBook)

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Insight Guides Pocket Dublin

Travel made easy. Ask local experts.
The definitive pocket-sized travel guide.

Part of our UEFA Euro 2020 guidebook series. If you're planning to visit Dublin Arena to watch Euro 2020 matches, then this pocket guidebook provides all the information you need to make the most of your trip, from ready-made itineraries to help you explore the city when you're not at the game, to essential advice about getting around.    

Compact, concise and packed full of essential information about where to go and what to do, this is an ideal on-the-move guide for exploring Dublin. From top tourist attractions like O'Connell Street, Dublin Castle, and the National Gallery, to cultural gems including the magnificent library at Trinity College which houses The Book of Kells, the music-filled streets of Temple Bar with its legendary traditional pubs, and the elegant architecture of the Custom House which dominates the north bank of the Liffey, plan your perfect trip with this practical, all-in-one travel guide.

Features of this travel guide to Dublin:
- Inspirational itineraries: discover the best destinations, sights and excursions, highlighted with stunning photography
- Historical and cultural insights: delve into the city's rich history and culture, and learn all about its people, art and traditions
- Practical full-colour maps: with every major attraction highlighted, the maps make on-the-ground navigation easy
- Key tips and essential information: from transport to tipping, we've got you covered
- Covers: Grafton Street and around; Old Dublin; Georgian Dublin; North of the river; Excursions around the city in County Dublin

Looking for a comprehensive guide to Ireland? Check out Insight Guides Ireland for a detailed and entertaining look at all the country has to offer.

About Insight Guides: Insight Guides is a pioneer of full-colour guide books, with almost 50 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides with user-friendly, modern design. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps, as well as phrase books, picture-packed eBooks and apps to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.

Sujets

• Travel
• Ireland
• Stephen Ireland
• Europe

Informations

• Publié par: Apa Publications
• Date de parution: 01 octobre 2020
• Nombre de lectures: 2
• EAN13: 9781839052415
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

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How To Use This E-Book

Getting Around the e-Book
This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Dublin, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.
The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Dublin, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.
In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.
Maps
All key attractions and sights in Dublin are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.
Images
You’ll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Dublin. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.
About Insight Guides
Insight Guides have more than 40 years’ experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce 400 full-colour titles, in both print and digital form, covering more than 200 destinations across the globe, in a variety of formats to meet your different needs.
Insight Guides are written by local authors, whose expertise is evident in the extensive historical and cultural background features. Each destination is carefully researched by regional experts to ensure our guides provide the very latest information. All the reviews in Insight Guides are independent; we strive to maintain an impartial view. Our reviews are carefully selected to guide you to the best places to eat, go out and shop, so you can be confident that when we say a place is special, we really mean it.
© 2020 Apa Digital (CH) AG and Apa Publications (UK) Ltd





Table of Contents
Dublin’s Top 10 Attractions
Top Attraction #1
Top Attraction #2
Top Attraction #3
Top Attraction #4
Top Attraction #5
Top Attraction #6
Top Attraction #7
Top Attraction #8
Top Attraction #9
Top Attraction #10
A Perfect Day In Dublin
Introduction
City on the Liffey
Enjoying Dublin
City and Countryside
A Brief History
Christianity and a Mission to Europe
The Vikings Arrive
English Rule Begins
Beyond the Pale
From Cromwell to the Boyne
Grattan and Wolfe Tone
The Union and O’Connell
Famine and Home Rule
The Fight for Freedom
Independence and After
Historical Landmarks
Where To Go
Around Grafton Street
Trinity College
Dawson and Kildare Streets
St Stephen’s Green
Old Dublin
Temple Bar
Dublin Castle
Christ Church Cathedral and Environs
Guinness Brewery and Beyond
The Liberties
St Patrick’s Cathedral
Georgian Dublin
Merrion Square
Fitzwilliam Square and Beyond
North of the River
Along the Quays
O’Connell Street
Parnell Square
Phoenix Park
Excursions
South of the City
James Joyce Museum
Avoca
Glendalough
Mount Usher Gardens
Powerscourt
Russborough House [map]
West of the City
Irish National Stud and Japanese Gardens
North of the City
National Botanic Gardens
Casino Marino
Malahide Castle
Newbridge House and Traditional Farm
Newgrange
Tara
What To Do
Pubs
Shopping
Shopping Centres
Markets
What to Buy
Entertainment
Theatre
Comedy
Classical Music and Opera
Rock, Folk and Jazz
Dance
Film
Nightclubs
Sports
Golf
Fishing
Spectator Sports
Watersports/Beaches
Dublin for Children
Festivals and Events
Eating Out
Meals and Meal Times
Where to Eat
Cafés and Tearooms
What to Eat
Starters and Main Courses
Bread, Pastries and Desserts
Drinks
Restaurants
City Centre South
Old Town/Liberties
Temple Bar
City Centre North
South Suburbs
Outside Dublin
A–Z Travel Tips
A
Accommodation (See also Youth Hostels)
Airports
B
Bicycle Rental
Budgeting for Your Trip
C
Car Hire (See also Driving)
Climate
Clothing
Crime and Safety (See also Emergencies)
D
Driving
E
Electricity
Embassies and Consulates
Emergencies (See also Health and Medical Care and Police)
G
Getting There (See also Airports)
Guided Tours
H
Health and Medical Care
Holidays
L
Language
LGBTQ Travellers
M
Maps
Media
Money
O
Opening Hours
P
Police
Post Offices
Public Transport
R
Religion
T
Telephones
Time Zones
Tipping
Toilets
Tourist Information
Travellers with Disabilities
V
Visas
W
Websites and Internet Access
Y
Youth Hostels
Recommended Hotels
City Centre
North of the Centre
South of the Centre
South Coast


Dublin’s Top 10 Attractions




Top Attraction #1
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O’Connell Street
Dublin’s grand boulevard, studded with monuments and statues, and the iconic General Post Office. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #2
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Kilmainham Gaol
Learn about life behind bars and what brought prisoners here. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #3
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The Guinness Storehouse tour
Find out all about brewing and sample the freshest pint in town. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #4
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The Custom House
One of Dublin’s most elegant landmarks dominates the north bank of the Liffey. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #5
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Trinity College
Dublin’s University has a string of famous alumni and owns treasures such as The Book of Kells . For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #6
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Phoenix Park
The biggest urban park in Europe, with gardens, woods, monuments and a zoo. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #7
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National Gallery
Home to a collection of works from the 14th to the 20th century. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #8
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Temple Bar
A network of narrow cobbled streets with lively bars and interesting markets. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #9
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Christ Church
One of the city’s two major cathedrals. for more information, click here ; the other is St Patrick’s. for more information, click here .



Top Attraction #10
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Dublin Castle
The centre of English rule in Ireland for seven centuries. For more information, click here .


A Perfect Day In Dublin



8.30am

Breakfast
Make a healthy start at Cornucopia (19 Wicklow Street) and delve into its fresh fruit platters, porridge and muesli, pancakes and homemade hash browns, with lashings of organic tea and coffee.


9.30am

Illuminated manuscript
Turn left out of Cornucopia and cross Grafton Street, to the railings across the road. Follow these left (north) to Trinity College. By arriving here early you should avoid the crowds that flock to see the magnificent library and its illuminated manuscript, The Book of Kells .


11.30am

Oriental Café
Walk back up Grafton Street and relax over a coffee at Bewley’s, surrounded by the stained-glass windows of the art-deco icon.


12 noon

Exploration
From Trinity, browse the Grafton Street shops as you proceed towards St Stephen’s Green. After a stroll on the green, head along the north side, perhaps investigating The Little Museum of Dublin, then passing the celebrated Shelbourne Hotel before exploring the Georgian architecture and fine museums on Merrion Square and Kildare Street. There are plenty of options for lunch in the vicinity: pubs, cafés and fine restaurants.


2.30pm

To the river
From St Stephen’s Green take Dawson Street. Turn left at the bottom and veer right back around the front of Trinity College onto Westmoreland Street. At the end turn left to take a stroll along the River Liffey, pausing to glance at the charming Ha’Penny Bridge. Continue and turn le