Rough Guides Snapshot Ireland: Belfast (Rough Guide to...)
Language: English
Pages: 0
ISBN: B00YTIAA18
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
The Rough Guide Snapshot to Belfast is the ultimate travel guide to this captivating region of Ireland. It leads you through the area with reliable information and comprehensive coverage of all the major sights and attractions. Detailed maps and up-to-date listings pinpoint the best cafés, restaurants, hotels, shops, pubs, and nightlife, ensuring you make the most of your trip, whether passing through, staying for the weekend, or longer. Also included is the Basics section from the Rough Guide to Ireland, with all the practical information you need for traveling in and around Belfast, including transportation, food, drink, costs, health, events, and outdoor activities.
Also published as part of the Rough Guide to Ireland.
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passport. For further information on immigration and visas, contact the Irish Naturalization and Immigration Service, 13–14 Burgh Quay, Dublin (1890 551500, inis.gov.ie). A full list of Irish consulates and embassies is available on the Department of Foreign Affairs website, dfa.ie. US, Canadian, Australian, South African and New Zealand citizens can enter Northern Ireland for up to six months with just a passport. Full details of British diplomatic representatives overseas are available on the
grocers and petrol stations. If St Patrick’s Day, Orange Day, Christmas Day or St Stephen’s Day falls at the weekend, then a substitute holiday is taken at the beginning of the following week. PUBLIC HOLIDAYS Holiday Republic N IrelandNew Year’s Day√√St Patrick’s Day – March 17√√Good Friday√√Easter Monday√√May – first Mon√√May – last Mon×√June – first Mon√×Orange Day – July 12×√Aug – first Mon√×Aug – last Mon×√Oct – last Mon√×Christmas Day√√St Stephen’s Day/Boxing Day – Dec 26√√ < Back to
Travel essentials Phones The international dialling code for the Republic is +353, and for Northern Ireland, as part of the UK, it’s +44. If you’re calling the North from the Republic, however, knock off the 028 area code and instead dial 048 followed by the eight-digit subscriber number. Mobile phones Both the UK and Ireland use the GSM system for mobile phones, so British travellers only need worry about the high roaming charges for making calls, texting, receiving calls and data usage in
two separate neighbourhoods, as Protestant and Catholic families alike began to migrate to more secure surroundings. In 1968 and 1969, this division was pushed to its limit when, across the city, sectarian mobs and gunmen evicted over eight thousand families from their homes, mainly in Catholic West Belfast. The Royal Ulster Constabulary, or RUC, called for government assistance, and British troops arrived on the streets on August 15, 1969. A month later the makeshift barrier dividing the