Where to Stay in Belfast
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Belfast is a city of extraordinary resilience, creativity and transformation, a capital that has emerged from decades of difficulty to become one of the most talked about and most visited destinations in the British Isles, its energy, warmth and genuine sense of possibility making it a city break destination of compelling and growing appeal.
The city’s transformation is visible at every turn. The Titanic Quarter, built on the very slipways where the world’s most famous ship was constructed, is now a world class waterfront destination centred on the Titanic Belfast museum, one of the most visited and most acclaimed visitor attractions in Ireland, its striking angular architecture and extraordinary interior telling the story of the ship, its builders and its passengers with a depth and ambition that consistently exceeds expectations. The surrounding quarter of restored Victorian dock buildings, public spaces and creative businesses has given Belfast a waterfront of genuine quality and international standing.
The city centre has its own considerable rewards. The Cathedral Quarter, centred on the magnificent St Anne’s Cathedral and a network of Victorian streets and laneways, is the beating heart of Belfast’s cultural and social life, its independent bars, restaurants, galleries and music venues giving the city a nighttime economy of real vibrancy and character. The Entries, a series of narrow alleyways threading through the city centre, preserve some of the oldest surviving streetscapes in Belfast and house some of its most characterful bars and businesses.
The Victorian and Edwardian architecture of Belfast is among the finest in Ireland, its grand public buildings, red brick terraces and ornate commercial facades reflecting the extraordinary wealth and ambition of a city that was, at the turn of the twentieth century, one of the most industrially productive in the British Isles. The Crown Liquor Saloon, a Victorian gin palace of extraordinary decorative richness, is one of the most remarkable pub interiors in Europe and a visit is an experience not easily forgotten.
Beyond the city centre, the neighbourhoods of South Belfast — the Botanic Gardens, the university quarter and the leafy streets around Stranmillis — offer a more relaxed and residential face of the city, while the Cave Hill, rising above the northern suburbs, offers superb walking and a panoramic view across the city, the lough and the hills of County Antrim that puts everything below into magnificent perspective.
Whether you are drawn by the story of the Titanic, the cultural energy of the Cathedral Quarter, the remarkable Victorian architecture or simply the legendary warmth and wit of its people, Belfast is a city that has earned its place among the great destinations of the British Isles and shows every sign of continuing to grow in confidence and appeal.
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