The capital of Ireland, Dublin is one of the oldest European capitals. The date of its foundation is the IX century; The streets of the city are full of architectural landmarks, the most outstanding of which is St. Patrick's Cathedral in the center. And the valley of the River Liffey and Dublin Bay make the city also surprisingly picturesque.

Almost every county in Ireland has preserved ancient castles: Bellley, Ballintobir, Bunratty, Donsoghlai, Kloghane, Kalduill, Carrakefirgus, Monie, King John's locks in Limerick and Loute, and many others, no less remarkable. Today many of them are converted into first-class hotels. Even more ancient landmarks of Ireland are the parking lots and castles of the Vikings. For example, the city of Waterford, the oldest in Ireland, located in the south-eastern part of the country, was founded by Vikings in 914.

No less attractive are the architectural masterpieces of the cathedrals and monasteries of Ireland: the Cong Abbey, the Leyssedell Mansion, the Dublin Cathedral of St. Kenaike, the Abbey of Mylleifont, the Abbey of Kells and others. Among the mysterious sights of Ireland stands out the burial mound of Newgrange, whose age is more than that of the pyramids of Egypt. The mound is surrounded by stone blocks: only a few days a year the sun's rays penetrate inside the tomb, illuminating the inner tunnel, which makes it something similar to the famous Stonehead. Nearby are two more burial mounds - Naut and Daut, with almost a five-thousand-year history.

The west coast of Ireland - a lot of beautiful bays, bays, islands and beaches. In the Barren area of ​​Clare County, you will find many underground caves, cracks in polished limestone massifs, springs and karst precipices - the main attractions of this region of Ireland. About the ancient evidence of about seven dozen megalithic graves, the ruins of ancient castles and stone forts of the Iron Age, known as "ring forts." Here is also the popular Irish music center Doolin.

At the entrance to the Galway Bay are three islands - Inishmore, Inishman and Inishir, the famous Aran Islands. Long stripes of the "lunar landscape" since ancient times have received travelers from all over the world: ancient tribes inhabited by historians still unknown to historians settled here, the first Christians of Ireland also landed here. The earliest monastic settlements here were founded at the end of the 4th century. Isolation of islands allowed to preserve the ancient traditions and even almost disappeared language of the Gaelic.

Among the natural wonders of Ireland, cliffs occupy a special place: two hundred-meter high cliffs on the Atlantic coast of the country. And the famous Bridge Giants, whose basaltic formations of the correct hexagonal form do not leave a feeling of man-madeness even in spite of their impressive dimensions, make one think that here indeed the giant masters were once living.

Perhaps the most famous natural landmarks of Ireland are charming, though rather dull moors and hills, among which as if local legends and legends come to life .And the most Irish of all the sights is Connemara in the north-west: there is really nothing but countless bogs, bare valleys, mountains and lakes, grass and an incredible amount of stones .This is the typical Irish landscapes, and it is here that the old traditions of local residents are best preserved .So far, stone fences have been built all over the coast, Connemara's visit card: clearing the land for crops from stones, the Irishmen piled many kilometers of fences that protected the landing from the winds .

A lot of tourists in addition to attractions in Ireland attracts the uniqueness of local traditions, as well as famous pubs and bars - the main meeting place and communication of Irish people.