One day in Dublin: itinerary and highlights

At Trinity College, the university founded in 1592, you find the Long Room of the historic library, with its two-story wooden bookshelves, and the celebrated Book of Kells, the illuminated manuscript from the 9th century among the most precious in the world: this is the starting point.

From here a walk along Grafton Street, the pedestrian shopping street animated by street musicians, leads to St Stephen's Green, the Victorian park in the heart of the city where you can take a break.

Continuing you reach Dublin Castle, for centuries the seat of British power in Ireland, now used for state ceremonies, and not far away St Patrick's Cathedral, the largest church in Ireland, linked to the figure of Jonathan Swift, who was its dean.

For lunch, the Temple Bar quarter, with its cobbled streets and colored pub facades, offers numerous options, from classic fish and chips to more refined dishes.

The Guinness Storehouse is the former brewery transformed into an interactive museum, which concludes at the Gravity Bar with a panoramic view of the city and a pint included in the ticket.

The Georgian streets of Merrion Square and Fitzwilliam Square, known for the colored doors of red brick houses, remain among the most photographed images of the city and lend themselves well to a quieter walk.

Returning to Temple Bar in the evening, the pubs with live Irish music remain the most natural way to end the day, between a pint of Guinness and the notes of a violin.

Trinity College, Grafton Street, and Dublin Castle already tell Dublin's educated story; the afternoon choice between Guinness Storehouse and Georgian streets adds its most popular side.

The Kilmainham neighborhood, with its former prison, and Howth's coast just outside the city remain on the agenda for next time. Hearing a violin played live in a Temple Bar pub, pint in hand, is perhaps Dublin's most direct image.