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Dublin Hotels & Attractions

Dublin is a gorgeous place for a Romantic Break. It is full of fun, lively friendly people, great theatre, fascinating historical links, many attractiond & beautiful hotels to boot. Around 1800 Dublin was the second largest & wealthiest city of the British Empire. The Georgian legacy from this period is omnipresent.

Dublin has a fabulous Entertainment Centre with the O2 complex on the banks of the Liffey, so come over to Dublin & see a show.

Dublin is very famous for its writers and literature - Brendan Behan, Samuel Beckett, Sean O'Casey, W.B. Yeats, Oscar Wilde, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, George Bernard Shaw & Jonathan Swift to name just a few. Visit the Dublin Writers Museum, a restored Georgian mansion, in Parnell Square and enjoy Dublin's immense literary heritage. In the same square, you will find the famous Gate Theatre. Here you will see productions that equal & sometimes exceed the best that Stratford's RSC can create.

At this point, let us bring to your notice the splendid Gresham Hotel in O'Connell Street, which is just two minute's walk away from the literary attractions above. So if you have a cultural bent, then your romantic break at the Gresham will get off to a flying start.

Combining literature & fun the Dublin Literary Pub Crawl is a must. Many Dublin pubs have strong links with famous writers. McDaids in Harry St is a case in point. Brendan Behan, poet, novelist, and playwright, sat in the window of this establishment banging away on an old typewriter creating masterpieces such as the 'Borstal Boy'&' The Quare Fellow'. Behan, a wit, described himself as "a drinker with a writing problem" and stated "I only drink on two occasions -- when I'm thirsty and when I'm not". The Literary Pub Crawl have 2 actors performing work from Brendan Behan, Oscar Wilde, Samuel Beckett & James Joyce in pubs such as McDaids.Brilliant !

The Shelbourne Hotel on St. Stephen's Green must be one of the most Romantic Hotels in Dublin if its rich history is to be counted.With Michael Collins in the Chair the Irish Constitution was drafted here in 1922. It has an opulently comfortable style which is perfect for your occasion. You would be following in footsteps of such luminaries as Princess Grace & John F. Kennedy.

Put yourself in the hands of History Graduates of Trinity College Dublin and enjoy the educational exercise with Historical Walking Tours of Dublin. Just another of Dublin's intellectual stimuli.

Back to more serious pastimes - drinking! O'Donohue's pub on Merrion Row has maintained its traditional character & features a lively music session at weekends from about 9pm.

Finally, if you guys fancy some great Rainbow Trout fishing to round off your trip try Rathcon farm & enjoy the stunning backdrop of the Wicklow mountains.

So there you have it, Romance in Dublin. What better place - as the Irish say 'where would you get it ?'