Founded in 988AD, Dublin is one of Europe's oldest cities. Ireland's Capital City offers visitors a wealth of cultural, social and historical attractions together with a traditional Irish "Cead Mile Failte" (Hundred Thousand Welcomes!).

Dublin City Centre is small and intimate, and can be easily explored on foot, offering top class shopping and dining experiences and a diverse range of traditional and modern drinking establishments (Pubs). When you need to leave the City Centre, Dublin also has a good public transport system including buses, trams, light rail services and taxis.

Dublin's architecture ranges from Medieval and Georgian to Modern, and features a diversity of Churches (St Patrick's Cathedral, Christ Church Cathedral, St Mary's Pro Cathedral, St Ann's), Historic Buildings (Custom House, Four Courts, General Post Office, Bank of Ireland College Green - Former House of Parliament, Trinity College, Dublin Castle, Kilmainham Gaol), Museums (National Museum, Dublin Writers Museum, Natural History Museum, Irish Museum of Modern Art), Galleries (National Gallery, Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery of Modern Art), Parks and Gardens (Merrion Square, St Stephen's Green, Phoenix Park, Dublin Zoo, National Botanic Gardens).

It is hardly surprising with Ireland's tradition of being a nation of Saints and Scholars, that Dublin has a strong literary and cultural tradition. Jonathan Swift, author of Gulliver's Travels, was Dean of Saint Patrick's Cathedral. Dublin was also the birthplace of Oscar Wilde, George Bernard Shaw, WB Yeats and James Joyce. Bram Stoker, author of Dracula, also grew up in Dublin.

This literary and cultural tradition lives on today, with a wide range of plays and concerts taking place most evenings. Temple Bar is a cultural area in the City Centre, offering a range of cultural, dining and social activities.

For more information you can check the following links:

www.dublinks.com

www.tourismireland.com