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Ireland ’ s diverse cities , alive with designer hotels and trendy cafés , art galleries and museums , stylish bars and clubs , plus a world-class cuisine , are the perfect complement to the island ’ s unbeatable countryside scenery and greenery .
Belfast
You could start with Northern Ireland ’ s most famous gem , Belfast , which promises lively nightlife , a thriving restaurant scene and historical and cultural treasures all crowned by the world ’ s biggest and best Titanic experience , celebrating its 10th birthday in 2022 .
Recently awarded UNESCO City of Music status , Belfast resonates to the sound of song , especially in the buzzing Cathedral Quarter . A city of many layers , it also offers the natural beauty of its surrounding hills , cosmopolitan art galleries , theatres , museums and all kinds of tours and trails .
If your Belfast break can include a day trip or two , the world ’ s only official Game of Thrones Studio Tour at Linen Mills Studio in Banbridge County Down , opening in February , will appeal , as will a trip along the famous Causeway Coastal Route which meanders out from the city .
City Break Adventures
Discover the joy of Ireland ’ s best-known cities , where fantastic breaks and getaways full of new experiences will be found around every street corner in 2022 .
Dublin
Delightful Dublin , one of the hippest cities in Europe , will obviously make any list of Irish city break destinations , and no wonder , it ’ s an absolutely fantastic place to explore . Listed by Lonely Planet in its top 10 cities to visit in 2022 , the city is framed by mountains , centred on a river and edged by a beautiful bay .
Make 2022 the year you experience the likes of the famed Guinness Storehouse or EPIC , the Irish emigration museum , just voted Europe ’ s Leading Tourist Attraction for a recordbreaking third year in a row .
This UNESCO City of Literature will be throbbing in 2022 as the centenary of James Joyce ’ s masterpiece Ulysses comes around . Make sure to check out MoLI , the Museum of Irish Literature , which will be among the many places in the city celebrating the literary great .