Northern Ireland is a country part of the United Kingdom. Exploring this beautiful country makes you wonder about the combination of nature, history, and architecture.
Top Things to Do in Northern Ireland
Giant’s Causeway
It’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site. You can learn about the history and stories of giants and you can explore the surrounding area that has beautiful hills, mountains, and coastline. More than 40,000 interlocking basalt columns were formed. It’s one of the top tourist attractions in Northern Ireland.
Londonderry
Londonderry walls tell all that happened during the war. As you walk on the Derry walls; you will find how did this city armed and how its people protected their sovereignty. It’s a bustling city with many attractions to visit such as:
- Tower Museum
- Peace Bridge
- The Derry Walls
- St Columb’s Cathedral
Belfast
It is the vibrant administrative capital city of Northern Ireland, the economic engine of Northern Ireland. It is the center of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly. It is the epitome of the linen industry, rope making, and shipbuilding. It is famous for the place where the Titanic was built. Here are the best attractions you can visit in Belfast:
- Titanic Quarter: an iconic architectural landmark that resembles the spirit of shipyards, ships, water crystals, ice, and the White Star Lines logo.
- Belfast Castle: it’s on the slope of Cavehill Park built int he late 12th century by the Normans. It’s architecturally designed in a Scottish baronial style by Charles Lanyon and his son, of the Lynn and Lanyon Architectural firm
- Ulster Museum: it has a collection of a variety of art by modern Irish, archaeology, ethnography, botany, zoology, geology, archaeology, treasures from the Spanish Armada, collections of fine arts, and applied techniques, etc.
- Belfast City Hall: located at the Donegall square, it serves as the civic building of Belfast City Council. The building’s architecture is from a Baroque Revival style. The Titanic Memorial in Belfast is located at the Belfast City Halls’s ground.
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