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Welcome to Architectural Dublin
This overwhelmingly elegant and comprehensive site, Architectural Dublin, gives a building by building tour of the city's landscape, with a timeline that covers medieval churches to present day endangered buildings. Intuitively designed, with photos and text, it provides an unmatchable view of the city and its rich history.
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Time Out Dublin
The reliable Time Out does a typically outstanding job of exploring Dublin in this on-line city guide. Smartly designed, with useful lodging and dining categories, current arts and events listings, and many links for the city of Dublin.
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Local Dublin
Find out what's doing in Dublin with this well-organized guide to the city. Sections on Arts and Culture, Entertainment, Tourism and Travel, Sports, and more serve up intelligent articles on what the city has to offer. You can even learn all about Dubliners' sharp tongues or where to find healthy eating.
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Fodor's Hotel Index: Dublin
Fodor's has done a fine job in choosing accommodations for Ireland's capital city, ranging from charming guest houses to hotel chains to castles. Well written descriptions and contact info included.
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Fodor's Restaurant Guide: Dublin
We happen to love Fodor's as much as the next diner, and were thrilled that they included some of Dublin's best restaurants (such as Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud) on their respectably sized list. Alas, we wish they had been a bit more generous with the size of their descriptions.
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Monkstown
Find out all about the history and culture of this seaside portion of Dublin on the Conlon family's comprehensive and attractive site. Quite helpful visitors guide, with directions, restaurants, lodging and sights. We love the personal touch that these Monkstown natives have brought to the world of tourism.
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VisIT Dublin
VisIT Dublin, part of a larger European tourism web ring, has plenty of choices for lodging, dining, pubbing, and sightseeing. The no-nonsense layout makes this site easy to use, and you can book rooms on-line.
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Welcome to Temple Bar
Not a bar per se, Temple Bar is a section of Dublin where the arts are really happening. This site does a bang up job of promoting the local art and music scenes, and they thoughtfully include current listings. Also helpful: local dining and lodging info.
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Guide to Dublin
This guide is actually part of a larger site (House of Ireland) that sells Waterford crystal and other items Irish, but they've done a decent job of detailing lodging, dining and sightseeing in Ireland's largest city. The pub guide is promised to be coming soon
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Softguide Dublin
Find out the "Young, Cool and Trendy" places to shop, plus get tips on trips out of Dublin, search for restaurants by criteria, and check out a great feature on cafes. Note: the culture section looks promising, but is incomplete.
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Dublin Restaurants
The dining descriptions here are enthralling, but the choice is quite limited (to a handful of establishments!). Worth a look if you like to read a lot about your meal before you eat it, or if you're interested in the Dublin culinary scene.
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