| Huge investment into the city of Dublin has | | | | hear there is a writers museum (Dublin Writers |
| spruced up its tall streets and terraces and today | | | | Museum) which holds an impressive array of |
| it's a dynamic city brimming with attractions, | | | | photographs, letters and other memorabilia for |
| artifacts, boutiques and boulevards all perfectly | | | | many of the great writers, poets and playwrights |
| offset by a vibrant nightlife. | | | | to be borne by Dublin. The impressive list of |
| Renowned as one of Europe's most | | | | literary talents includes satirist Jonathan Swift, |
| down-to-earth and welcoming cities, Dublin's | | | | poet W.B. Yeats, Dracula author Bram Stoker and |
| accessibility exists in a literal sense as well with | | | | of course novelist James Joyce, whose works |
| the airport lying just seven miles north of the city | | | | were centred on Dublin. |
| centre. A hop, skip and jump will have you at the | | | | For another taste of history visit the National |
| heart of the action, so once you've checked into | | | | Museum which houses a comprehensive exhibition |
| your hotel why not start exploring immediately. | | | | on the 1916 uprising and also contains fine |
| You may have heard of O'Connell Street, one of | | | | collections from the Bronze and Iron Ages. Just |
| the city centre high streets which was originally | | | | around the corner you will find the National |
| designed in the 18th century to be one of | | | | Gallery, which had dedicated several rooms to |
| Europe's most elegant avenues. This bustling | | | | Irish literary men such as Bernard Shaw as well |
| street contains a string of statues which will make | | | | as a magnificent display of Rembrandts. |
| your stroll more interesting and from O'Connell | | | | If time in museums and galleries has left you |
| Street you can easily head across the river to | | | | longing for some fresh air then a trip to Phoenix |
| visit Trinity College, the oldest university in Ireland. | | | | Park, the largest urban enclosed park in Europe, |
| Furthermore, you can take a walking tour to | | | | may be in order. Stretching across 1,760 acres, |
| make the most of your visit and see all of the | | | | the park contains broad expanses of grassland to |
| universities grounds. | | | | picnic or sunbathe on, as well as ornamental |
| Founded in 1591 by Elizabeth I, Trinity was built on | | | | gardens and nature trails to investigate. |
| the site of a confiscated monastery and today | | | | To make the most of the outdoors you may |
| contains some of the world's most significant and | | | | want to consider typical weather patters before |
| outstanding manuscripts. One of these is the Book | | | | booking your flights to Dublin though you can |
| of Kells, completed around 800 AD and the only | | | | always rest safe in the knowledge there's always |
| book of its kind to survive from the Middle Ages | | | | a pub to duck into and enjoy if the weather does |
| If literature lights your fire you will be delighted to | | | | take a turn for the worst. |