Belfast City Breaks

Belfast has been the capital of Northern Ireland since 1920 and was first granted city status in 1888 by Queen Victoria. Since the millennium, Belfast has seen a huge increase in popularity as a city break destination with tremendous growth in the local economy. The city is located on the River Lagan and was home to one of the world’s largest shipbuilders “Harland & Wolff “builders of the ill fated Titanic. The shipyards giant cranes “Samson and Goliath” still dominate the Belfast skyline. Increase in tourism since 2001 has seen Belfast develop a number of cultural quarters namely Cathedral, Gaeltacht, Queens and Titanic all offering different aspects of Belfast’s culture, art and music. Much of Belfast’s architecture is of Edwardian influence in particular City Hall and there are over 40 public parks to visit.

There are plenty of things to do in Belfast with a diverse choice of restaurants, bars and a lively nightlife. This has made the city more popular for short city breaks, with stag and hen nights being a favourite. Belfast was also home to Jonathan Swift author of “Gulliver’s Travels” and legendary football icon George Best whom the city Airport was renamed in honour of the great man. There are plenty of cheap Hotels and Apartments in Belfast and with the onset of cheap flight low cost airlines, the future for the city as a short break destination continues to prosper. Belfast can be reached from most UK Airports all bookable here online at Holiday Hypermarket!

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