Getting deeper into the streets and small neighborhoods of the city you are travelling to is the trick you should play because that is usually how you will manage to gain experiences and how you will get the chance to explore lots of different things about this city you are visiting for the first time in your life.

When one visits Dublin, there are different places that he/she is usually willing to visit, such as heading to the Trinity College Museum ([ Ссылка ]), visiting any of the different parks that are found there, like the Phoenix Park for example ([ Ссылка ]), or even mixing between the need to know more about the famous company for drinks - Guinness - and between trying some samples as well by visiting the Guinness Storehouse ([ Ссылка ]). This is usually a simple part of the plan which any ordinary person will be willing to follow when it comes to Dublin - of course in addition to different other historical places as well - but people will still be thinking about those places which might not be always paid much attention to, not because they are not well known, but simply because they are not as famous as those other destinations.

At the first glance, one would think that Temple Bar is actually a bar or a pub which one could visit and spend some time at when in fact it is an area on the south bank of the River Liffey in central Dublin, Ireland. The Temple Bar area is bounded by the Liffey to the north, Dame street to the south, Westmoreland street to the east, and Fishamble street to the west.

Unlike the other parts that are considered in the center of Dublin, the Temple Bar is promoted as Dublin's cultural quarter that has a lively nightlife and is always found to be crowded with tourists - so you will be checking one of the important parts of the city and at the same time will get the chance to enjoy a drink at one of the bars found there.

One of the most famous destinations in Temple Bar area is the Temple Bar Pub - maybe that's why it was given the same name, to bring people to it more often - but there are other popular venues as well which include the Palace Bar, Oliver St. John Gogarty's and the Auld Dubliner.

If you think that Temple Bar name was given to the street since the old days then you are wrong because the first mention for that name was in 1673 in Bernard de Gomme's map. The name of the street is believed to be taken from the Temple family whose progenitor, Sir William Temple, built a house and some gardens there in the early 1600s.

As much as this area carries history, it is now a place where lots of tourists head to in order to experience the beautiful corners of the place and at the same time pass by some of the cultural institutions which are located there. From those cultural institutions that one could pass by there, there is the Institute of Photography, the Irish Film Institute, the Button Factory, the Arthouse Multimedia Centre, Temple Bar Gallery and Studios, the New Theatre, the Irish Stock Exchange, as well as other cultural institutions which one could get the chance to pass by and enjoy as well.

Being the capital - as well as the largest city in Ireland - Dublin is usually one of the first cities tourists think about when it comes to Ireland and visiting it, but adding to its size and importance as a capital city, one should never deny those different important destinations and sites which could be visited in it that also attract people to this beautiful city.

From the important places that one should visit while being in Dublin, Ireland, there is the River Liffey and having a walk by it ([ Ссылка ]), taking a tour by the bus which will give you a good sightseeing experience around the city ([ Ссылка ]), visiting the O'Connell Street which will combine between the experience of history and that of shopping ([ Ссылка ]), there is also the Mansion House in Dublin which was built back in 1710 ([ Ссылка ]), there is the Four Courts along the River Liffey which those enjoying a walk by the river could pass by and check ([ Ссылка ]), and there are different other places which tourists could choose from according to their likes and dislikes which include the Merrion Square [ Ссылка ]), St. Patrick's Park ([ Ссылка ]), and lots of other examples which you will get the chance to explore once you come to the city.

Have you ever been to Dublin before? If yes, have you ever visited the Temple Bar in Dublin? Share with us your experience and tell us how much did you love the place.

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