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Day 2
Where we'll go today....Destination: Dublin
Dublin is modern, bustling and lively and like most capital cities, never really sleeps. Yet venture inside one of its traditional pubs for a daytime pint of Guinness or visit one of its charming churches steeped in history and you'll soon forget that you are still in the heart of one of Europe's fastest growing centres of commerce. Sit back and enjoy the view while we lead you through streets with a story to tell about Ireland's past, stopping off along the way at the historic sites of St Patrick's Cathedral, Christchurch and Dublin Castle. Gibbony's, a bar dating back to the 1800's located in the unique village of Malahide is our suggestion for lunch.
Malahide is a prelude to our afternoon. A wonderful coastal drive to one of THE most important visits in Ireland awaits us, as we head for Bru na Boinne, and Newgrange in particular. This is a Neolithic (New Stone Age) passage grave built around 3200 BC, five hundred years before the Pyramids in Egypt. One of the amazing features of Newgrange is the Roof Box. A small opening above the doorway, it is precisely aligned so as to catch the rays of the rising sun on the morning of the winter solstice, 21st December, the shortest day of the year, which illuminates the inner chamber for about twenty minutes. Newgrange was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
The modern and fresh surroundings of Bang Café or Michelin star award winner Thorntons are recommended for an evening of fine dining. Alternatively let us arrange an early meal for you followed by a glass of chilled champagne as we escort you to a production of your choice in one of Dublin's fine theatres.