10 A must when visiting Dublin with children
If you’re looking for a small, charming and welcoming city to take a family trip to, your destination can be Dublin. We suggest you travel to Dublin with children to discover places of legends, libraries that will make you dream and nature spaces. There are also activities for all ages.
1. Trinity College
Talking about books in Dublin’is refer to Trinity College. In the visit to the’Don’t miss the University of Dublin’The Long Room is one of the most impressive libraries in the world and has the largest collection of manuscripts and printed books in Ireland. In addition, at the’Inside, you can see the Book of Kells made around 800 by Celtic monks.
Another library that we suggest you visit is the Mars which is preserved as almost in its origins, 300 years ago.
2. St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Dedicated to the patron saint of’Ireland, St. Patrick’s Cathedral is the larger of the two belonging to the’Irish church. Legend has it that’it was built near’a well in which St. Patrick baptized those who converted to Christianity. The cathedral is full of monuments, stained glass windows that will enchant the whole family and the Chapel of the Virgin.
If during your visit to Dublin with children you want to see more of the world of animals, you can visit the museum’Other religious buildings, only 10 minutes walk away, is the Holy Trinity Cathedral with a medieval crypt that has been transformed into a museum’one of the favorite visits of Dublin.
3. Dublin
At the crossroads of the’Dublinia, an ancient medieval city, is a cultural heritage center where children can meet and confront the Vikings. You can learn what Dublin was like in the Middle Ages, explore the world of the trackers and enjoy one of the oldest zoos in Europe’a visit to a different time in the city. In the Viking section, children will have a lot of fun trying on the clothes that the Vikings wore’the boats they wore, learning to live on their boats, becoming chained slaves or walking the noisy streets of the’period.
Another possibility to enjoy your visit to Dublin with children is to participate in the’amphibious Viking Tour that crosses the city.
4. Dublin Castle
Dublin Castle stands on the site of the’a Viking building. L’he space was used as a court, fortress and even executions took place. During your visit, you will miss the construction of’a traditional castle, but you can explore the grounds, visit the’State, medieval crypt or royal chapel.
5. Kilmainham Prison
A possibility of’An option to accompany the children is to visit Kilmainham Prison, the largest vacant prison in Dublin’Europe through which some of Europe’s most iconic political figures have passed’Ireland.
6. Leprechaun Museum
In the center of Dublin, near the tramway, there is a museum in the hand of this green elf, the Leprechaun, you immerse yourself in the myths and legends of the Irish. In addition, the museum offers guided tours from Monday to Sunday and the possibility of discovering the darkest myths and legends of the country on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Guided tours are in English only.
7. Phoenix Park Zoo
We arrive in the’one of the oldest zoos in the world’Europe and the’one of the family attractions of Dublin. The visit of the zoo can take all day and children can see the path of the kaziranga forest, the arctic bangs, the animals of the African plains, the birds, the reptiles, the world of the primates and also the world of the cats. An option is to combine a visit to the zoo with a picnic in Phoenix Park, Dublin’s largest park.
8. L’Arch
In Temple Bar, you will find an old building converted into a cultural center. In The’In the Arch, you have a wide range of activities’activities for children. Children love the theatrical performances, exhibitions or creative workshops.
9. St Stephen’s Green’s
If you want to make a stop in your visit to Dublin with children, we suggest you pass by San Stephen Green. In addition to countless lawns (nine hectares) for picnics, there are lakes with ducks and swans, monuments and, of course, playgrounds for fun. If you go in the summer, you can also find free musical activities in this area.
10. Little Dublin Museum
In this small museum you can discover the’The museum has a history of the city thanks to donations from its neighbors. The museum offers materials for families and encourages children to participate in guided tours with questions, to handle interactive objects, to take pictures in an old office of the city’s history thanks to donations from the city’School in Dublin or with a speech from the lectern of JFK.
