Dublin is a historical city and ranks just next to London in terms of history and its cultural achievements. This capital of Ireland has witnessed many historical events; the city had a rich past, a vibrant present and a bright future. The city had such 20th century literary giants like Oscar Wilde, James Joyce, W.B. Yeats, Dylan Thomas and many more who have brought the city alive in their books. There are many tourist attractions in the city ranging from castles, museums, squares, and the 1000 pubs. The sight seeing can be enjoyed throughout the year for the tourists and it also offers an amazing variety of tours. The guided walking tours in Dublin include Angel tours of Dublin, Historic tours, literary tours, and Pat Liddy’s walking tours, traditional Irish musical pub crawl, and the 1916 Rebellion historical tour.
Angel tours of Dublin
This guided walking tour in Dublin has many walking tours and tourists can choose from themes like Dublin Architecture in which the guests can get to see the most impressive buildings of Dublin. In the Dublin’s Artists Poets and Writers theme guided walking tour acquaints the tourists with the world famous writers and painters who have immortalized the name of the city on the world map. The fighting Irish themed walking tour guides the tourists with the people, places and battles that played a crucial role in the freedom of Ireland. The Heart of Dublin walking tour lets the visitors get familiar with the city and its Viking past. The new Wilde Joyce tour provides the visitors with the information that is associated with the writers in Dublin. The Ulysses Special guided walking tour is indeed special because it uncovers the places that have been mentioned in James Joyce’s path breaking stream of consciousness novel Ulysses. The Ulysses Special tour is really a treat for the lovers of James Joyce. Most of these walking tours begin at the Spire on O’Connell Street and the duration is different for each of the tours.
Historic Tours
The Historic guided walking tours in Dublin are led by the history graduate students of the famous Trinity College. This tour acquaints the visitors with historical personalities and the main historical events in the life of city. The Historical tours start from the Trinity College gate.
Literary Pub tour
Visitors to the city of Dublin who are eager about the pubs frequented by the famous writers can certainly enjoy this tour. The tour is led by two actors playing some of the parts from the works of the city’s famous authors while visiting the literary pubs in the city. This tour also includes quiz and a prize for the participating tourists. This tour begins from the Duke Pub in Dublin.
Pat Liddy’s guided walking tour
This tour is perhaps the most famous with the visitors in Dublin. Pat Liddy is a historian, writer and artist. The tour includes walks like Georgian Dublin which is on Mondays and Fridays, Viking and Medieval Dublin that is on Tuesdays and Sundays, Castle & Cathedral is organized on every Wednesdays and Saturday, the Down by the riverside happens on Thursdays. All these tours tell about the facts and stories that are not commonly known about the city of Dublin. This tour gives and insider’s views to the tourists in Dublin.
