Dublin City Breaks

Dublin City Breaks - Legendary Irish capital
Dublin city breaks feature a city renowned for its history, its literary and artistic heritage and its irrepressible character. Illustrious writers like Joyce, Beckett, Swift and Wilde have all left their mark on a city that continues to excel in all things cultural. Dublin city breaks offer a thriving theatre scene, good art cinemas, superb opera and classical music, highly accessible live music in small venues and pubs, renowned film and theatre festivals and a great comedy club circuit. This is essentially a small, compact, walkable city so even the briefest of short breaks in Dublin are long enough to take in the major sights. They include impressive Dublin Castle, fine museums and galleries and the beautiful 16th century Trinity College, Ireland’s oldest and most famous university. Short breaks in Dublin will inevitably gravitate around the hugely entertaining Temple Bar area, packed with fine old buildings, street entertainers, shops, cafes, restaurants and pubs. Temple Bar is also the backdrop to Dublin’s enjoyably lively nightlife scene. The works of Irish writers tend to dominate the public perception of the city to such an extent that many Dublin city break visitors are surprised by the vibrant modern fashionable city they encounter.

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Short Breaks in Dublin - Legendary pubs and nightlife
All city breaks in Dublin will gravitate towards the city’s legendary pubs. Superb traditional pubs have been joined by a plethora of trendy cafes and bars that reflect the dynamic self-confidence resulting from Dublin’s late 20th century economic boom. Drinking is unashamedly an essential part of most Dublin city breaks. Guinness aficionados claim Dublin pubs pull the finest pint and will pay homage on the emblematic Guinness Storehouse tour. Dublin weekend breaks have become deservedly popular with younger travellers in recent years. Many weekend breaks in Dublin centre entirely on the city’s thriving clubbing scene.

Dublin City Breaks - Character and verve
Summer city breaks in Dublin enjoy a good climate for comfortable walking and sightseeing, avoiding the excesses of European city break destinations like Madrid and Marrakech. Despite the city’s weather, which is never going to compete with Rome or Seville in terms of sunshine, short breaks in Dublin remain popular all year round, thanks to the individuality and verve of the Irish capital and the sheer good humour and character of the Dubliners themselves.