Dublin city breaks

• Essentials
  • Overview
  • Basics
  • Getting there
  • Getting around
• City sights
  • Top sights
  • Tourist trail
  • Offbeat sights
  • Nearby trips
• Things to do
  • Dublin pubs
  • Eating out
  • Shopping
  • Nightlife
• Planning
  • When to go
  • Where to stay
  • Find a hotel

Dublin city breaks overview

It's fun all the way on Dublin city breaks. Dublin is Europe's most fun city - and where you'll spend a good part of your Dublin city break with a glass in hand. Dublin is regularly voted the friendliest city in Europe by travellers in polls.

Compared with the likes of Prague and Paris, Dublin's not the greatest city for sights. Sure, there's enough to see, but for fun-packed city breaks, Dublin is pretty hard to beat.

Dublin visitors are surrounded by the friendliest people they could ever wish to meet and treated like long-lost friends. So check out the details on Dublin city breaks now and get ready to enjoy yourself.

Dublin city breaks are about partying - and not just at night. It's partly down to the weather. It rains a lot, whatever the time of year. So you dive in to the nearest pub. And that's another pint of Guinness in your hand. Another conversation with a total stranger. And before you know it, another Guinness!

Dublin is a city for the young and young at heart. Around 50% of the population is under 25. Add in the thousands of young visitors on Dublin city breaks - including, unfortunately, the inevitable stag parties - and the result is a vibrant nightlife and pub scene.

On Dublin city breaks, the night, and a good part of the day, revolves around the legendary Irish pub. Forget the thousands of ersatz Irish pubs around the world, here in Dublin is the real deal. There's more than a thousand pubs in Dublin but, like everywhere else, there's the very good . . . and the terrible.

Between the Dublin pubs and having fun, you'll need to take the odd break to see the city sights. Luckily, Dublin is a compact city so it's easy to get round the favourite city sights. Check out Dealchecker.co.uk - cheap holidays to Dublin, Europe and beyond.

And there is lots to see and do on a Dublin city break apart from visiting pubs. Wander around Georgian Dublin and take a stroll on St Stephen's Green; visit Trinity College to see the famous Book of Kells; wander the quaint streets of Temple Bar, interesting by day and a fun place in the evenings.

If you're into Dublin shopping, wander along Grafton Street, or take a day trip out of the city. You can hop on the DART train out to Howth and see Dublin Bay at its best.

Dublin is very easy to get to from Britain - by sea as well as air. Car hire Dublin is also good value with Rhino Car Hire. Dublin makes for a great city break destination that's fun all the way.