Belfast Travel Guide
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At the centre of Belfast is the triumphant Victorian pile of the City Hall , both the focal point of the city and its best orientation point. Around the City Hall is Donegall Square, the very heart of the city, and one of the few green spaces in the centre of Belfast. The Shopping District In front of the City Hall lies the main shopping district. This part of the … Read Belfast introduction
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Albert Memorial Clock Tower
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Pisa has its leaning tower and Belfast has one to match - the Albert Memorial Clock Tower. Known locally as "The Albert Clock", it was built in memory of Prince Albert following his death in 1861. The tower arouses most interest due to the …
The Malmaison Belfast
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Formerly The McCausland Hotel, The Malmaison is now a magnificently restored landmark in the centre of Belfast. Every one of this hotel's 60 rooms has been …
Nick's Warehouse
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Nick's Warehouse started off as Belfast's first wine bar, located in an old Bushmills warehouse down on an attractive cobbled alleyway. Nick's has since expanded into a buzzing contemporary restaurant popular for both lunch and …
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Introduction
Belfast was transformed by the Industrial Revolution, and its grand public buildings give it a vigorous, 19th-century feel. City centre redevelopment in recent years combined with the optimism engendered by the peace process have restaurants, cafes and pubs flourishing with craic to burn.
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St Anne's Cathedral Built in imposing Hiberno-Romanesque style, St Anne's Cathedral was started in 1899 but did not reach its final form until 1981. As you enter you'll see that the black and white marble floor is laid out in a maze pattern - the black route leads to a dead end, the white to the …
Facts for the Traveller
Population : 279240 Area : 115km² Longitude / Latitude : -5.90999984741 / 54.5870018005 Currency : Pound (GBP)
Getting there & Getting around
Getting there Belfast international airport is Northern Ireland's hub for flights from Eire, Britain, Amsterdam, Brussels and New York; some regional flights from Britain (including Gatwick) arrive at the more convenient Belfast City airport. Northern Ireland's comprehensive bus system …
History
Recent History The 1997 cease-fire and 1998 Good Friday Agreement have given Belfast the security to rebuild and reinvent itself. There have been setbacks to the peace process, with feuding paramilitary splinter groups, disarmament difficulties and outbreaks of violence experienced …
Weather
To be sure, the Atlantic Gulf Stream keeps Ireland just right with relatively mild winters and cool summers. Another certainty is the rain, Belfast has a decent share of it, making for some bleak, sunless, wet and wintery days. True to its people, the weather is not without its own mischeivousness …
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Overview
Belfast was a great Victorian success story, an industrial boomtown on Northern Ireland's west coast whose prosperity was built on trade -- especially linen and shipbuilding (the Titanic was built here). The key word, of course, is was -- linen is no longer a major industry, and shipbuilding has …
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