For the Irish people Christmas it is one of the most important holidays of the year. The Christmas markets are a rather recent tradition imported from Germany. Here is a list of the most popular Christmas markets in Ireland. [divider] CONNACHT CHRISTMAS MARKETS [divider] Galway Christmas Market Dates of the Christmas Market:Usually end of November – December The Galway […]
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Dublin Christmas Markets
Dublin, Ireland’s capital, is located along the island’s east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey. The city was founded around the tenth century by the Vikings and Celts. Its location was strategically situated as a good natural port to Britain. Since the Middle Ages the town became the political, economic and cultural center of […]
BEND OF THE BOYNE: THE MEGALITHIC BURIAL MOUNDS OF NEWGRANGE, KNOWTH AND DOWTH The Bend of Boyne (Brú na Bóinne) is a prehistoric complex located 50 km north of Dublin and 5 km from the town of Drogheda. The area is made up of three prehistoric sites, Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth located on the north […]
Dublin (Baile Átha Cliath) is the capital of the Republic of Ireland. The city is the largest industrial and commercial center in the country. Furthermore, it is also the largest and most populated inhabited center of the whole island. Its metropolitan area reaches almost two million inhabitants. The city overlooks the Irish Sea along the […]
How to get to Dublin. Flights to Dublin
HOW TO GET TO DUBLIN: FLIGHTS The easiest and fastest way to reach Dublin is without a doubt the plane. Flights to the capital of Ireland. The city is connected with the main airports of the European continent and with some American cities. Dublin Airport is the most important airport in Ireland and the most […]
How to get to Ireland: flights, ferries
HOW TO GET TO IRELAND: FLIGHTS AND AIRPORTS The most comfortable way and the one used by almost all tourists to get to Ireland is undoubtedly the plane. The Republic of Ireland has three main airports (Dublin, Shannon and Cork) connected with the rest of Europe and the world with numerous flights. Dublin airport is […]
On this page we inform travelers who are preparing to visit Ireland with a range of useful information. For example what are the power plugs and sockets used in Ireland. What documents to bring to enter the country. What kind of medical care they should expect when needed. What is the currency used in Ireland. […]
Dublin has a temperate maritime climate, with very variable and abrupt climate changes, but characterized by mild winters, and bright and fresh summers, with lack of temperature extremes, with variations in seasonal temperatures less pronounced for a city of this northern latitude. The influence of the warm Gulf Stream which invests the whole of Ireland is also felt […]
Ireland is an island located in the Atlantic Ocean, its location and lack of large mountains makes its climate typically oceanic, climatic characteristics of the Irish climate is its extreme variability, its mild temperatures, frequent rainfall and persistent fog. The Irish climate, as we have said, is characterized by extreme variability due to the rapid […]
The Ireland tourist attractions are linked to its history and its magnificent landscape. This is the land of green pastures, which presents itself to the traveler who arrives from the sea with one of the most beautiful and wildest coasts in Europe. A place where you can enjoy a sense of timelessness, traveling through hills […]
Ireland: cliffs, lush pastures and nature
Ireland or Eire (Republic of Ireland/Poblacht na hÉireann) is a parliamentary republic, which occupies most of the island of the same name. Only the north-eastern section the so-called Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom. The Republic of Ireland is made up of the 4 regions Leinster, Munster, Ulster and Connaught, divided into 26 […]