Belfast
Belfast, the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, is also a center of Irish culture. It has two excellent universities, Queens University Belfast and the University of Ulster, and is home to the Ulster Symphony Orchestra, the Ulster Museum, the beautifully restored Grand Opera House, the Lyric Theatre and the Victorian Ulster Hall. With peace in Northern Ireland has massively boosted the local tourism industry, and after a decade of unprecedented economic growth, Belfast is now one of Europe's most popular weekend destinations, with record levels of visitor numbers and tourist expenditures. Belfast venues now comprise a range of world-class convention facilities, high-quality conference hotels, stylish bars, restaurants and cultural attractions. Belfast International Airport is located just 18 miles northwest of the city center, providing Belfast and Northern Ireland with an extensive range of domestic, European, and international services, including all London airports. George Best Belfast City Airport is a smaller, domestic airport, providing mainly domestic flights across Ireland and to the UK (especially Liverpool and London). There is a regula…
