Christmas getaway in decorated Dublin....
A few words about our trip...
Our trip to Dublin was combined with our visit to Amsterdam, Having a free week in December to travel we found a cheap one-way flight (Ryanair) from Athens to Dublin which we visited for 3 days and then flew to Amsterdam and back to Athens.
Info about Dublin
You will find a direct flight from Athens (Ryanair - Aegean)
It belongs to the EU, so you also travel with an ID
Free roaming for your mobile phone
Home of the famous Guinness beer and many Whiskey distilleries ( Jamesson - Bushmills)
Currency -€-
Transits
To get from the airport to the city center you will find several buses outside the airport as well as kiosks where you can buy a ticket (cost €7/one way). To see the routes and the map click here here
Must visit...
Historic Trinity College and walk through the impressive Old Library and Book of Kells. For tickets click here
The "home" of Guinness beer, take a tour and enjoy a glass of your favorite dark beer. For tickets click here
The Temple Bar district and of course the characteristic Pub of the same name from 1840. Especially at Christmas it is magically decorated!!!
Video from Christmas Temple Bar
Cross the famous O'Connell Bridge and find yourself at The Spire, 120m high, which is also a meeting place. Along the main street you will find several shops and restaurants as well as the enchanting Carrolls Irish Gifts for your Christmas shopping!!
Dublin Castle, Christ Church Cathedral, Molly Malone Statue and the Ha'penny Bridge in a stroll down the Temple Bar district.
Merrion Square Park where you will find the statue of Oscar Wilde and if it's a holiday, a Christmas light show starts as soon as it gets dark.
Stroll and shop Grafton Street with the biggest shops decorated amazingly, the street ends at the magnificent St Stephen's Green!!
Food
It is famous and yes you must try the Irish breakfast, you will find many shops and bakeries serving it at affordable prices!!
The Irish stew where it is cooked meat usually in beer and is served by all the Pubs you will meet, they usually accompany it with Colcannon which is mashed potatoes with cabbage.
Dublin Coddle, with layers of bacon sausage and onions cooked like a stew, great to accompany your beer
And of course Fish & Chips, perhaps one of the best we've ever eaten
Recommended restaurants
Brannigans , pub great irish stew and atmosphere
The Wooden Whisk, we chose it for his breakfast
Daly's Of Eden Quay , nice pub for fast food and themed atmosphere
Beshoff O'Connell Street, the best fish & chips we've had
Our visit to Dublin was short but we walked enough to experience the pulse of the city and its Christmas spirit.. In Dublin most of the central buildings of the city were lit up and dressed up for Christmas while impressive lights gave the magical mood to every central pedestrian street. city.
The Irish seem to like decorating at this time of year as most of the houses we saw were decorated and we didn't see any markets with log houses outside. But a trip to Ireland is not only Dublin, since most of the beauties of the place are found in the countryside and in small towns that you will meet if you travel in the interior of the island...
Daytrips from Dublin to countryside
Explore Ireland's picturesque landscapes on a journey to the Cliffs of Moher on a day coach tour. Visit Galway and the Burren and see the monastic ruins of Kilmacduagh, book now here
Discover Northern Ireland's dramatic coastal route on a Giant's Causeway day trip from Dublin. Visit the Dark Hedges, Dunluce Castle and spend some time in Belfast, book now here
Escape Dublin on a guided day trip through Ireland's rolling countryside. Take in the views of the Wicklow Gap, tour the medieval abbey of Glendalough and explore the winding lanes of Kilkenny, book now here
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