Guide to Belfast City
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As Northern Ireland’s capital city Belfast has a variety of tourist attractions, lively restaurants and bars and wonderful shopping facilities to suit all tastes. Details of local banking facilities, postal facilities, telephones and accommodation may also be found on this page.
Main Tourist Attractions
Belfast city has a number of popular tourist attractions that are guaranteed to make your visit a memorable one:
Banking Facilities
The banking system is well established and offers a modern service, ATMs can be found right across the city of Belfast while all major credit cards are accepted without fuss.
Food & Drink
Belfast has a wide range of bars and pubs from the traditional confines of the famous Crown Liquor Saloon to the student-popular Botanic Inn. And because of its large student population, Belfast has no end of clubs where you can dance the night away.
The city centre has a large amount of pubs and restaurants with the area around Shaftesbury Square particularly lively at weekends. And when you eat out in Belfast you’ll find an international flavour to the choices on offer but the local influence quickly comes back into play here in the form of large portions!
Shopping
Belfast has loads of fantastic shopping options available. A stroll around the city centre area from City Hall to Royal Avenue will bring you along the commercial centre of Belfast where pedestrianized streets make the shopping experience all the more pleasurable – check out the Castlecourt Shopping Centre and Donegall Arcade where all the leading outlets reside!
Out of town shopping has become more popular in this area with the main centres being Junction One along with Forestside Shopping Centre and Westwood Shopping Centre.
Postal Facilities
Post Offices in Northern Ireland are usually open Monday to Friday with a half-day on Wednesday but its best to check locally for opening times. Postage stamps can be purchased from a range of outlets from newsagents to cafes.
Telephones
Public pay phones are located throughout Belfast city and some accept call cards, which can be purchased from retail outlets.
Accommodation
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