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For 700 years, Dublin Castle was the seat of British power in Ireland. Eleven acres in all, the complex encompasses two museums, gardens, government buildings and the State Apartments, the most important staterooms in the country. Tours will also visit the underground foundations of the ancient fortress (in the same vicinity as the remodeled modern castle), antique furniture and a looming tower. Highlights include the Ladies Drawing Room, the Throne Room and Saint Patrick’s Hall. Guided tours are highly recommended.


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Dublin Castle

Located in the heart of the St. James’s Gate Brewery, the Guinness Storehouse is Ireland’s top tourist attraction. Home to the darkest beer since 1759, the storehouse offers guided tours, including a tutorial on how Guinness is made and the proper way to pour a pint. At the end of the tour, visitors are treated to a complimentary pint at Gravity Bar on the seventh floor, which offers breathtaking 360-degree views of Dublin.


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Guinness Storehouse

Founded in 1190, Saint Patrick’s Cathedral is the largest in the country and the burial place of Jonathan Swift, the famous author of Gulliver's Travels and a former Dean of the cathedral. While primarily a place of worship, the structure has incredible Gothic architecture that can be viewed. The time to visit is during a daily sung service—Saint Patrick’s is the last cathedral in Ireland that has one.

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Saint Patrick's Cathedral

One of the oldest neighborhoods of Dublin, Temple Bar is situated in the heart of the city, and is rich in medieval history and culture. A number of significant theaters are located here, like the Smock Alley Theatre, the Olympia and the New Theatre (one of the smallest in the country). Despite its picturesque cobblestoned streets and quaint shops, Temple Bar is also known for its wild nightlife. Evenings are filled with live music and pub-crawlers, and the festivity is contagious.

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Temple Bar

Located in the heart of the city, Trinity College, often referred to as the University of Dublin, is the oldest university in Ireland. The picturesque college as a whole is one of the most frequented tourist destinations in the country, but the biggest attraction is its library, which houses the Book of Kells. Located in the magnificent Long Room, the world-famous manuscript depicting the Gospels of the New Testament dates back to 800 AD.

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Trinity College and the Book of Kells

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A handful of meticulously designed Georgian townhouses make up The Merrion Hotel, a local Dublin icon where thoughtful service is matched by top amenities.

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The Merrion Hotel

There might not be a more luxurious estate-hotel in Ireland than Ballyfin Demesne, located about a 90-minute drive from central Dublin.

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Ballyfin Demesne

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Beneath a dreamlike canopy of Gothic and Georgian steeples, spires, towers and turrets, Edinburgh’s cobblestoned streets wind uphill en route to a magnificent medieval fortress. Long hailed the “Athens of the North,” Scotland’s misty, collegiate capital is a profoundly lettered and storied city, from Hume to Harry Potter.

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London cherishes its duality: it fully embraces history and stiff upper lip traditions alongside the cutting-edge and the new, whether through its clubby residential five star hotels, its dynamic art and architecture or its buzzy theater and restaurant scenes. This should come as no surprise, as its name is derived from the Celtic word Londinios, which means the place of the bold one. (All hail, Queen Elizabeth II) Carry on now, indeed.

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The Dutch capital is sometimes referred to as the Venice of the north thanks to its UNESCO-protected canals and its Master painters (it was home to Rembrandt and Van Gogh). It's the kind of city where you can take in its history and soak up the scene at a canal-side café or explore its museums on foot, bike or boat.

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