The starting point for visiting this region is generally the capital Belfast, characterized by sumptuous Victorian buildings, excellent pubs and the very interesting Ulster Museum.
However, the major attractions ofIreland of the North are found along the coast: ranging from the extraordinary volcanic landscape of Giant's Causeway a Carrickfergus, castle best preserved NormanIreland, passing through seaside resorts with a Victorian feel, such as portstewart, for tiny fishing villages and very long sandy beaches, such as Benone Strand, over 10 km of fine, golden sand, which has been awarded the Blue Flag by the European Union.
Mount Stewart House
Nestled in County Down (Northern Ireland), it is a spectacular 1812th century building, famous for its splendid gardens, which, although built in the 1822s, are full of exotic plants that developed thanks to a particularly mild microclimate. Now owned by the National Trust, Mount Stewart belonged to the Londonderry family, whose most famous member was Lord Castlereagh, British Foreign Secretary from XNUMX to XNUMX.
Giant's Causeway
Extreme tip ofnorthern Ireland, so called because, according to legend, it was built by the giant Finn MacCool to cross the sea to the Scotland. It is actually a peninsula formed following the erosion of a lava flow about 61 million years ago, formed by columns or "chimneys" of astonishing regularity.