I hope that you are planning a visit to Belfast Northern Ireland and if you are you will be made very welcome. Belfast because the end of «The Troubles» has undergone an enormous regeneration program and the city is now somewhat metropolitan in nature and there’s a certain buzz about it.
Many people come to visit our capital city every year and I am positive they research quite a bit earlier than their visit, however I assumed I would include what I imagine to be the top ten sights to see. I have also ranked them by the priority that I would select to visit them in. They’re additionally shut in proximity to each other and might be easily accessed by foot or by the native Metro bus. You possibly can’t miss those as they’re a striking pink and white colour and most of them start out their destination from Belfast City Hall, right within the centre of Belfast.
Here is the list I would personally advocate:
The Ulster Museum
Queen’s University
Botanic Gardens
Titanic Quarter
Belfast Castle
Crown Bar
Belfast City Hall
Linen Hall Library
Odyssey Area and W5
Saint Anne’s Cathedral
Just that will help you with your deliberate route, I might start with the Ulster Museum which I am sure you will be happy to know could be free to enter and enjoy. Then stroll by the Botanic Gardens and enjoy the beautiful gardens and the newhouse that has some very unusual plants and shrubs. Just a short walk away from that is the beautiful building that is among the oldest universities in the United Kingdom, and most certainly worth a visit. Convey your camera as you can get some fantastic shots.
A 20 minute walk or a 5 minute bus journey will take you into Belfast city centre after which it’s best to visit the City Hall which is a magnificent building to see and can also be steeped in Irish history. Throughout the road from the main entrance to the City Corridor is the very old Linen Corridor library which has a few of the most unusual and most fascinating documents on Irish history.
A 5 minute walk from the Linen Hall library will take you to the very best bar in Belfast, the Crown Bar. Enjoy a pint of one of the best Guinness you will ever taste as you take in the wonderful interior, and in case you are hungry, I strongly suggest the mussels. They are divine!
From there, it is well well worth the 20 minute walk to see Saint Anne’s Cathedral. From outside there you’ll be able to then hop on a bus and depart for North Belfast to see the Belfast Castle. From there you’ll be able to see the old dungeons and get a perfect panoramic view of all of Belfast and Belfast Lough.
For those who still have some energy left, then it’s essential to get back into Belfast city centre and head to East Belfast and the shipyard where the Titanic was built. The Titanic walking tour is the one I might advocate most as you get a proper sense of the history of the Titanic. This is all within a 15 minute walking distance from the City Hall.
Once you have completed that, then you are proper beside the Odyssey complex, the place you’ll be able to watch Ice Hockey if in season, catch a film, have a meal or a drink and finally relax.
You can do all of the above in days however I would recommend take three days and enjoy them. A camera is a should and I’d also advocate a video recorder of some kind as you will wish to relive the memories.