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Belfast's Quarters

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Put simply, Belfast is made up of five areas: North, East, South, West and the city centre within which cosmopolitan Quarters are emerging, providing a focus for culture, tourism and economic development.


Cathedral Quarter (city centre)
Named after St. Anne's Cathedral, this city centre Quarter is fast becoming a vibrant hub for the arts, restaurants, nightlife, hotels and big city events. Custom House Square is one of the city's main outdoor venues for free concerts and street entertainment. And Donegall Street (where the Cathedral stands), Waring Street and cobbled Hill Street are the Quarter's main drags.

Queen's Quarter (South Belfast)
South Belfast's leafy thoroughfares boast the eponymous University (pic above), Botanic Gardens and the Ulster Museum (re-opening mid-2009 following for a major revamp). It is here, too, that you'll find the Lisburn Road, a stylish shopping strip sometimes referred to as Belfast's Bond Street or Diamond Mile. For lots more info on this area, click www.visitsouthbelfast.com.

Gaeltacht Quarter (West Belfast)
West Belfast's Falls Road has initiated a Gaeltacht Quarter promoting the use of the Irish language in its shops and services. A West Belfast map has also been put together showing historic sights along both the Shankill and Falls Roads. Copies are available at the Falls Road's West Belfast TIC, An Culturlann, tel. 9096 4188). And you can find out yet more interesting neighbourhood snippits at www.visitwestbelfast.com.

Titanic Quarter (East Belfast)
This is perhaps the most ambitious development of all, with a long-term rejuvenation project promising to transform 75 hectares of East Belfast's former shipyard into 'one of the largest waterfront developments in Europe'.

Plans will incorporate a museum focusing on the city's Titanic links and one of its major attractions will be the Nomadic, a Belfast-built tender used to ferry passengers to and from SS Titanic. After a lengthy appeal to save Nomadic, the ship was bought by the government and returned home in July 2006. The Titanic Project is timed to coincide with the ships 2012 centenary (not to mention the London Olympics which should have even more folk flocking to these shore).

While North Belfast has yet to establish its own Quarter, its Cavehill pinnacle is a real city highlight with dramatic views across Belfast and beyond. Belfast Castle and Belfast Zoo are also top-class attractions in this area.

Click here to find out more about the many tours taking in these historic Quarters.

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