Dublin, Ireland, is the small, charming, eminently walkable city visitors expect, and the corner pub offers a warm welcome. Wry perceptions are uttered with a winsome Irish lilt in Dublin. And, as visitors to Dublin stroll along the city's handsome Georgian squares, they'll realize the necessity of an umbrella.
But today's Dublin also includes high-tech companies, many of them located in the lovely Georgian houses that line the city's streets. In Dublin, high-rises and cosmopolitan restaurants and hotels continue to spring up next door to traditional taverns and friendly guesthouses, and a beehive of construction work aimed at improving Dublin's infrastructure buzzes around them.
Dublin is a city in transition, from medieval capital to exciting commercial center—a hip, electric city, astonishing even visitors who make it their business to stay on Europe's cutting edge. Dublin's unpretentious charm is still there, but chic urbanity has moved in beside it. Now known for its vibrant nightlife, Dublin has become a favorite city-break destination for young European visitors. Visitors could spend a week in Dublin and still not cover all the attractions.
