Dublin
Dublin is a walkable Georgian city on the Liffey, with the national museums free to enter and a pub culture that is genuinely local outside the Temple Bar block. Trinity College and its library anchor the centre, and the coastal DART line reaches fishing villages and cliff walks in half an hour. Two days is enough before heading west.
How long to stay
May to September; March for St Patrick's Day.
Typical daily budget
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Best time to go
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Is Dublin right for your trip?
Based on what this guide covers, not a score. This is what Dublin is known for.
Great for
- History & culture
- Nightlife
- Solo
Less of a focus
- Food
- Nature
- Family
- Couples
- Budget friendly
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Top things to do
Kilmainham Gaol
Entrance €4 · VerifiedDublin
A former prison where leaders of the 1916 Rising were held and executed, visited on a guided tour through the cell wings and yard. The prison opened in 1796, and leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising were executed here. It is now a museum telling the story of Irish nationalism through guided tours.
Phoenix Park
Free entry · VerifiedDublin
One of Europe's largest walled city parks, with a resident herd of fallow deer, long avenues and the presidential residence inside it.
Trinity College and the Book of Kells
Entrance €19 · VerifiedDublin
The university's Old Library and Long Room, displaying the ninth-century illuminated Book of Kells in a timed-entry exhibition. Trinity College was founded in 1592. Its Old Library displays the Book of Kells, a 9th-century illuminated gospel manuscript, and contains the Long Room, a vaulted hall lined with ancient books.
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Popular activities
Traditional music pub trail
Evening route through pubs with live traditional sessions.