Belfast, the door of Northern Ireland

The capital of Northern Ireland, whose name in Gaelic signifies “The sandy entrance in the estuary of the river” is the most populous city of Northern Ireland and the province of the Ulster. Besides is the fifteenth city in number of inhabitants of the United Kingdom. It was in the year 1,888 when the locality acquired the rank of city through queen Victory. There cheap hotels can be obtained.



Belfast is found limited between hills and to the feet of a lake, the Belfast Lough and by the estuary of the river Lagan. The to be surrounded by these waterways has caused that the naval industry have surfaced and flourished in this locality for a very long time. For example the famous ship Titanic was built in the city in the year 1,912 and some of the largest shipyards of the world, like the Harland and Wolff was situated in the city.

The city presents a large quantity of places of interest, among the ones that we can cite in the first place the City Hall of the city. This building of Edwardian style emphasizes for its dome of 53 meters of height. The Ulster Bank, that dates from 1,860 and of Victorian style. Unfortunately and by the bloody terrorism that has had that to live during decades, the places where were carried out the bloodiest facts are of special interest for many tourists. Along the streets of the catholic zone of the city a countless number can be seen of painted and graffiti with orders of support toward the group terrorist IRA. In the protestant zone is possible to find allusive mottoes to the battle of Boyne that in the 17th century gave the control of this zone from the island the United Kingdom. Celebrating it organizations as the Order of Orange celebrate parade every year. Of the constructions carried out in the last times emphasizes the shopping center Victory Square Belfast that is the largest shopping center than has been built in all the country.

Independently of the origins, protestant or catholic, the inhabitants of Belfast receive friendly the tourists although is used to advising to the travelers that saturate to the city that they avoid to speak of politics and of religion.