Belfast City
'Europe's friendliest regional capital' is how the world's media have recently described Belfast and a new generation of tourists is being happily bowled over by the relaxed ambience of this handsome city-port. Rapid changes, all very recent, have brought an exciting dynamism to the place but people still have time to have a conversation with you.

City Centre
Our retail heaven, the City Centre brings together the best of everything- our most striking architecture, fabulous shopping, new and historic bars, hotels and restaurants, the city's best traditional pubs, together with landmark performing arts centres, including the Grand Opera House and Waterfront Hall. Plus a fabulous covered market!

Cathedral Quarter
The most historic area of Belfast, for centuries a haunt of visiting sailors, artists, revolutionaries and writers, the area is being developed as a lively hub of artistic life as well as home to a variety of stylish cafes, bars, hotels and restaurants and a mix of dynamic commercial businesses.

Queen's Quarter
With the Victorian splendour of Queen's University at its heart, Queen's Quarter, in the south of the city, offers a compelling mix of traditional and contemporary artistic and cultural life, superb restaurants and cafes, a vibrant nightlife and attractions to suit all tastes elegant Botanic Gardens to super dance clubs like Shine and the M-club and stylish bars like the Fly, as well as a fascinating collection of art galleries and arts centres, Queen's Quarter is the perfect place to unwind.

Belfast Zoo
Situated overlooking Belfast city and Lough, this modern, world class zoo has over 50 acres of space that acts as a safe haven for over 160 species of rare or highly endangered animal, all housed in award winning enclosures which replicate their natural enviroments.

Belfast Castle & Cave Hill Country Park
Cave Hill is one of the most celebrated landmarks of Belfast with its familiar outline visible from so many parts of Belfast. Cave Hill rises to 368 metres (1207feet) above sea level and forms part of a line of low mountains stretching for almost eleven miles between Newtownabbey and Lisburn.

A Celebration of life
Our big events cover the gamut, from world renowned and prestigious, to funky and intimate, from families to rock festivals. Festivals celebrate the arts, film, food, music, the Titanic, the Cathedral Quarter, gay pride, roses, urban communities, opera, St. Patrick's Day… and more. Any excuse for a parade of a performance!