2-Hour Dublin Historical Highlights Tour

Dublin Castle

Highlights

Explore Dublin's rich Viking history and ancient city structures

Visit the historical Father Mathew Bridge on Church Street

Discover Thingmote, the ancient Norse assembly mound

Tour Dublin Castle, a significant government complex and conference center

Hear intriguing stories about Dublin’s past slave market and the thralls

Dublin

archaeological, historical, sightseeing

Group Tour

2 Hours

Easy

Dutch, English, German

Description

Explore Dublin's historical highlights, capital of Ireland Republic, situated on the country’s east coast at the mouth of the River Liffey. Learn about the city's Viking past that began 5000 years ago and see how it grew into a Viking trading port. Discover the ancient city walls, towers, gateways, churches and more on this 2-hour tour of Dublin.

Itinerary

Dublin Tour
- Visit the Father Mathew Bridge at the bottom of Church Street.
- Travel to the Thingmote, a raised mound where the Norsemen assembled and made their laws.
- Continue to the Dublin Castle, a major Irish government complex and conference centre, located off Dame Street in central Dublin.
- Move to the then slave market of Dublin and listen to the stories about the thralls, a slave or serf in Scandinavian lands who were captured and sold, not only by the Norse but also by warring Irish chiefs.
End of the tour.