Travelling in Belfast: Experience a City with both Traditional and Modern Style

Belfast is the birthplace of the Titanic and a gateway to Northern Ireland. It is a city full of ambition, optimism, and above all, energy. Its growing stature as a must-see, vibrant European tourism destination was recently recognized when it was named ‘Best City in the UK’ at the prestigious Guardian and Observer Travel Awards 2016.

Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge is located in County Antrim and is at a height of eighty feet. It once used a rope as its handrail and the bridge deck was formed from wide wooden blocks, another rope was later added to the bridge. To be safer, the National Trust invested the establishment of a cage-like rope on Easter in 2000.

Walking on the bridge is a test of nerves and this is not the place for the ones that have a fear of heights. Although there are no records of people falling down or getting hurt here so far, some tourists were still scared to walk back and had to leave the island by boat. Looking ahead from the bridge, there are many magnificent views here. On the left is the Larrybane, which once stretched to the Sheep Island. At the top of the mountain stands a fort, which can be traced back to 800 AD.

Giant's Causeway is a spectacular rock formation on the Antrim coast of Northern Ireland. The site consists of some 40,000 basalt columns rising out of the sea. The Giant's Causeway is Northern Ireland's only UNESCO World Heritage Site. Giant's Causeway is the birthplace of numerous Myths and Legends with many mysterious colors.

The Bushmills Distillery is a distillery in Bushmills, the company that originally built the distillery was formed in 1784, although the date 1608 is printed on the label of the brand – referring to an earlier date when a “royal license” was granted to a local landowner to distil whiskey in the area. Today, the distillery has become a popular tourist attraction, with around 120,000 visitors per year.

After various periods of closure in its subsequent history, the distillery has been in continuous operation since it was rebuilt after a fire in 1885. The Industrial Revolution turned the Belfast from a linen napkin producer into a shipyard; today you can still the manufacturing bases of carabiners, steels, and linen products as well as the famous ship, Titanic.

In the early 20th century, Harland and Wolff, which built the RMS Titanic, was the world's biggest and most productive shipyard, employing up to 15,000 workers.

Mount Stewart House is a 19th-century house and garden in County Down with neoclassic stylingand is owned by the National Trust and situated on the east shore of Strangford Lough. It is only 25km away from Belfast and features beautiful rose gardens, colorful flowerbeds and various trees, as well as the Tropical Ravine built in 1887.