Time to start thinking about the wonderful sights to see around the ancient city of Dublin. Here's a few pix of Dublin Castle which is at the south end of Parliament Street, very close to our Parliament St Penthouse lodging. And darn close to the pastry shop, the Queen of Tarts.
Here's a some recent reviews from tourists to Dublin Castle and the guided tour.
We toured Dublin Castle earlier this month and found it very enjoyable. The tour covered a large section of the castle and even went underground to view some of the old city wall, corner tower, and moat. This building is rich with history and our guide did a great job bringing it to life. From the state rooms to the throne room, the furnishings are exquisite. Most fascinating to us was the going underground to seeing some of the old castle. It is ancient and well preserved. I highly recommend this tour and it is well worth the small fee charged.
I loved the Dublin castle tour. The guide was so informative and spoke eloquently and passionately about the subject as we toured around. She had hundreds of little snippets and facts as we went round. I enjoyed the tour, the history of the state rooms, the functions of the rooms, the furnishings. I loved knowing who had stayed there (Nelson Mandela, Margaret Thatcher etc.) and what the rooms had been used for (Irish Oscar winners parties, U2 charity functions etc.). The throne room was stunning and the guide explained Irish history in a basic but fascinating manner. She was also the only Irish tour guide we met on our 4 days in Dublin - and she spoke Irish too! The original part of the castle was unbelievable - underground and ancient. Also explains the foundation of the name DUBLIN. I think it was great value for money and enjoyed this look at Irish history immensely.
This is the
website for the castle. Check out hours they are open, history, maps, etc.:
http://www.dublincastle.ie/home_no_fla.html
Time to start thinking about the wonderful sights to see around the ancient city of Dublin. Here's a few pix of Dublin Castle which is at the south end of Parliament Street, very close to our Parliament St Penthouse lodging. And darn close to the pastry shop, the Queen of Tarts.
Here's a some recent reviews from tourists to Dublin Castle and the guided tour.
We toured Dublin Castle earlier this month and found it very enjoyable. The tour covered a large section of the castle and even went underground to view some of the old city wall, corner tower, and moat. This building is rich with history and our guide did a great job bringing it to life. From the state rooms to the throne room, the furnishings are exquisite. Most fascinating to us was the going underground to seeing some of the old castle. It is ancient and well preserved. I highly recommend this tour and it is well worth the small fee charged.
I loved the Dublin castle tour. The guide was so informative and spoke eloquently and passionately about the subject as we toured around. She had hundreds of little snippets and facts as we went round. I enjoyed the tour, the history of the state rooms, the functions of the rooms, the furnishings. I loved knowing who had stayed there (Nelson Mandela, Margaret Thatcher etc.) and what the rooms had been used for (Irish Oscar winners parties, U2 charity functions etc.). The throne room was stunning and the guide explained Irish history in a basic but fascinating manner. She was also the only Irish tour guide we met on our 4 days in Dublin - and she spoke Irish too! The original part of the castle was unbelievable - underground and ancient. Also explains the foundation of the name DUBLIN. I think it was great value for money and enjoyed this look at Irish history immensely.
This is the website for the castle. Check out hours they are open, history, maps, etc.:
http://www.dublincastle.ie/home_no_fla.html
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