The city of Belfast is Northern Ireland's main gateway. A naturally lively, friendly city, Belfast has plenty of distinguished hotels and restaurants, fascinating museums, Victorian architecture, and strong maritime connections. It's testimony to the spirit of Belfast that the long years of sectarian violence have not dimmed its vibrancy. Northern Ireland's second city, Derry, is also looking to the future and has an appealing personality of its own. Rows of beautiful Georgian houses are being restored and museums and crafts shops have opened in the small city center, still enclosed by its medieval walls and one of Europe's best-preserved examples of a fortified town. More »
