Chester Beatty Library

Medieval history, literature, art and culture marry epic nightlife and dining in a charming urban village.

Award-winning walk-through Dublin via historic pubs, combining drinks and entertainment, with literature and history.

Birthplace of Oscar Wilde, and originally built in 1592, Trinity College is Dublin’s hallowed seat of learning, and home to the world-famous Book of Kells.

Ireland’s premier museum traces Irish history to 7000BC, via bog bodies, castles and Celtic art.

You’ll find everything from works by Van Gogh to contemporary portraits in this sprawling gallery, that’s an architectural masterpiece itself.

Built by the Vikings in 1030, this grand Gothic structure features one of the largest medieval crypts in Britain and Ireland – and the earliest surviving structure in Dublin.

A historical museum that documents and ‘re-creates’ life in Dublin during Viking and medieval times. It’s a ‘living’ museum with interactive displays and staff dressed up. Great for families.

One of the city’s oldest markets, Temple Bar comes to live every Saturday when the best local food producers come to sell everything from charcuterie and cheeses to artisan breads and cakes.

A chic mix of speciality shops, art galleries and restaurants housed in an atmospheric, 18th-century Georgian mansion that retains many of its period features. Centrally located, just off Grafton Street.