🏛️Main Attractions
- ✓Trinity College
- ✓Guinness Storehouse
- ✓Dublin Castle
- ✓Temple Bar
- ✓Phoenix Park
- ✓St. Patrick's Cathedral
- ✓EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum
- ✓Kilmainham Gaol
Dublin
Dublin
A city of literature and music, famous for its Guinness beer and pub culture
🌐Other Cities in Ireland
Recommended Hotels in Dublin
Hand-picked hotels and accommodations from Agoda (20 properties)
🏨Recommended Hotels
- ★The Shelbourne
- ★The Merrion Hotel
- ★The Westbury Hotel
- ★The Marker Hotel
- ★Brooks Hotel
🍜Restaurants & Food
•Chapter One
$$$$Michelin-starred Irish cuisine in Georgian basement
•The Winding Stair
$$-$$$Traditional Irish dishes with literary atmosphere overlooking River Liffey
•The Brazen Head
$$Ireland's oldest pub (1198) serving traditional Irish stew and live music
•Fade Street Social
$$-$$$Modern Irish tapas and seasonal ingredients
🛍️ Shopping
- •Grafton StreetShopping Street
Premier shopping street with international brands, street performers, and St Stephen's Green
- •Powerscourt CentreShopping Centre
Elegant Georgian townhouse converted to boutique shopping center
- •Henry StreetShopping Street
Busy pedestrian street with department stores and high street shops
- •Irish Design ShopSpecialty Shopping
Contemporary Irish craft, design, and artisan products
💡 Travel Tips
- • Book Book of Kells and Guinness Storehouse tickets online to skip queues
- • Leap Card saves money on all public transport - buy at convenience stores
- • Traditional music sessions in Temple Bar start around 9:30 PM nightly
- • Many museums have free entry including National Museum and galleries
- • Literary walking tours explore Joyce, Yeats, Wilde, and Beckett connections
- • Phoenix Park's wild deer best spotted early morning or evening
- • Kilmainham Gaol tours book out weeks ahead - essential to reserve
🔗 Related Information
📋Quick Info
📅Best Season
May-September for weather, March for St. Patrick's Day, year-round for culture
💰Daily Budget
$100-200 per day/day
👥Popular With
Literature loversMusic enthusiastsHistory buffsPub culture fansFamiliesSolo travelers
🗓️Recommended Stay
3-4 days
🌐Timezone
UTC+0 (GMT/IST)
💬Local Language
English and Irish (Gaeilge)
💱Currency
EUR (Euro)
📅Dublin 3-Day Itinerary
Recommended plan for efficient sightseeing
Historic Dublin & Literary Heritage
🌅
Morning2h
🎭
Trinity College and Book of Kells
💡 Arrive at opening (9:30 AM) or book first slot. Long Room Library spectacular.
☀️
Afternoon2-3h
🎭
Dublin Castle and Chester Beatty Library
💡 Combined ticket available. Chester Beatty is free, world-class manuscript collection.
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Evening3h
🍜
Traditional Irish dinner and Temple Bar music session
💡 Arrive by 9 PM for good seats. Live music usually starts 9:30 PM.
💡Tips
- •Dublin Pass includes many attractions and transport - calculate if worthwhile
- •National Museum (Archaeology, Decorative Arts) has free entry - excellent collections
- •Hop-on-hop-off bus useful for first-time orientation
- •Book restaurants ahead for weekends, especially traditional music venues
- •Coastal DART train to Howth or Dun Laoghaire makes great half-day trip