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Dublin Historical Walking Tour including Trinity College
Duration:
2 hours Starts from:
Dublin,
Ireland
price: from 12 EUR
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TOUR DESCRIPTION
History graduates of Trinity College conduct this entertaining two hour walking tour of Dublin, exploring the main features of the city's history and visiting its greatest historic sites including Trinity College, Dublin Castle, Old Parliament House, Temple Bar and many others.
Few cities wear history on its sleeve like Dublin does! The Historical Walking Tour of Dublin has been acclaimed as a must-do tour for any visitor to Dublin. Your guide has a passion for all aspects of history and will be delighted to discuss anything which might be of interest to you. The tour starts at Trinity College main gates, and takes in the grounds of Trinity College, Old Irish Parliament, Dublin Castle, City Hall, the Medieval and Viking quarter centered around Christ Church Cathedral and finishes in the old port of Temple Bar on the banks of the River Liffey.
Dublin combines a medieval city with the most stately of eighteenth century architecture and a thriving contemporary cultural scene. Behind the doorways, at every street corner there are reminders of the characters - revolutionary, literary and others - who imagined the city.
In just 2 hours, this entertaining "seminar on the street" conducted by history graduates of Trinity College Dublin, explores the main features of Irish history - Dublin's development, the influence of the American and French Revolutions, the Potato Famine 1845 - 1849, the 1916 Rising, the War of Independence and concludes with the Northern Ireland peace process.
ROUTE DETAILS
Start from: Dublin,
Ireland
Visited cities:
Dublin
Finish point: Dublin,
Ireland
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Access for disabled: no
Guidance type: guided tour
Tour languages: English
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