Belfast Travel Guide | Lets Fly Cheaper

Belfast is a city of many titles: The capital city of Northern Ireland, the largest city in Northern Ireland, the largest modern area in the Ulster province, the 15th largest city in the United Kingdom… what else? It is a major tourist destination with abundant parks and gardens. The city is in fact surrounded by mountains and sits at the entrance of Lagan River. The Botanic Gardens in the city center is simply gorgeous, spectacular Cave Hill Country Park, Lagan Valley Regional Park, Colin Glen parkland, and other beautiful forest parks that surrounds the Belfast. These are free attractions that will surely amaze nature lovers and outdoor enthusiasts. Parks and gardens are an important part of the city's heritage where local wildlife can be often seen loitering around. It is a perfect place for locals and visitors alike to enjoy a picnic, a walk or a jog. Great festivals are held in these parks such as the Rose Week, bird watching events in the evening and hunting games and events all year round.

The city is often called the largest park in the world because of the high number of parks that completes the entire cityscape totaling to forty public parks! These magnificently developed parks include attractions such as the Palm House at the Botanic Gardens located in the Queen's Quarter, the Tropical Ravine where pop concerts are also held, Princess Diana Memorial Garden, the Golden Crown Fountain, and Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park where the International Rose Garden event is celebrated July of every year that features over twenty thousand different varieties of flowers and attracts millions of tourists. Other special events in the city include the Belfast Film Festival, the 25 year old event Belfast Marathon, and the Belfast Pride that celebrates diversity including gay and lesbian communities in the city.

One unique tourist attraction in Belfast is the Belfast Zoo because it features 1,200 animals including 140 endangered species such as the Barbary Lions, the Asian Elephants, 3 openguin species, Western Lowland Gorillas, Common Chimpanzees, Red Panda, Langur and White Tigers.

Climate: The city of Belfast is known for its temperate climate with plenty of rains particularly between the months of August and January. Temperatures during the summer and winter months are fairly average and seldom get extreme. Snow fall only averages 5 to 6 days per year. However, humid climate temperatures during the summer season become very uncomfortable but it seldom gets really hot during these seasons.

Transportation: The city is Belfast have many private cars as residents are more dependent on their own vehicles when they travel. In fact, most people prefer walking in the major thoroughfares of the city with lots of pedestrian lanes. The Belfast Metro is the city's local bus service and it also features a night service but the service is poor for surrounding suburban areas. London style black taxis are also available in the city and there are also other public transport options for tourists such as boat tours, open-top bus tours and bicycles for hire services.

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