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Trinity College
Ireland’s most prestigious univer-
sity (%01-896 1000; www.tcd.ie; College
Green; h8am-10pm; gall city centre) is a
STRETCH masterpiece of architecture and land-
scaping, and Dublin’s most attractive
YOUR LEGS bit of historical real estate, beautifully
preserved in Georgian aspic.
DUBLIN The Walk » From Trinity College, walk west
along Dame St and turn into Dublin Castle.
Chester Beatty Library
The world-famous library (%01-407
0750; www.cbl.ie; Dublin Castle; h10am-5pm
Mon-Fri, 11am-5pm Sat, 1-5pm Sun year-round,
closed Mon Nov-Feb, free tours 1pm Wed, 3pm &
Start/Finish Trinity College 4pm Sun; gall city centre), in the grounds
of Dublin Castle, houses the collection
Distance 4.9km of mining engineer Sir Alfred Chester
Beatty (1875–1968). Spread over two
Duration 3 hours floors, the breathtaking collection in-
cludes more than 20,000 manuscripts,
rare books, miniature paintings, clay
tablets, costumes and other objects of
Dublin’s most important attractions historical and aesthetic importance.
are concentrated on the south side The Walk » Exit the castle and walk west; you’ll
of the Liffey, split between the older see Christ Church Cathedral directly in front of
you.
medieval town dominated by the Christ Church Cathedral
castle and the two cathedrals, and Its hilltop location and eye-catching
the handsome 18th-century city that flying buttresses make this the most
is a showcase of exquisite Georgian photogenic by far of Dublin’s three
cathedrals (Church of the Holy Trinity; www.
aesthetics. christchurchcathedral.ie; Christ Church Pl;
adult/student/child €6/4.50/2; h9am-5pm
Mon-Sat, 12.30-2.30pm Sun year-round, longer
hours Jun-Aug; g50, 50A, 56A from Aston Quay,
54, 54A from Burgh Quay) as well as one of
the capital’s most recognisable sym-
bols. It was founded in 1030 on what
was then the southern edge of Dublin’s
Viking settlement. The Normans re-
built the lot in stone from 1172.
The Walk » Go south along Nicholas St (which
becomes New St); St Patrick’s is 400m along.
Take this walk on Trips
St Patrick’s Cathedral
m n Reputedly, it was at this cathedral
(www.stpatrickscathedral.ie; St Patrick’s Close;

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