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Belfast has changed faster than almost anywhere in Europe.","hw_hub_city_hero_image":"1304748","hw_hub_city_hero_overlay":"light","hw_hub_city_hero_cta":"Where to stay | #areas\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_city_live_stats":"1","hw_hub_city_stats":"1911 | The Titanic launched here\r\n1998 | The Good Friday Agreement\r\n2h | To Dublin by train","hw_hub_city_intro_title":"A city that changed in a generation","hw_hub_city_intro_body":"Belfast grew rich in the nineteenth century on linen, rope and ships, and the Harland & Wolff yard built the Titanic here. The grand Victorian centre, with the domed City Hall at its heart, dates from that boom.\r\n\r\nFor thirty years it was defined by the Troubles, and the evidence is still there: murals on the gable walls of the Falls and Shankill roads, and peace walls that still divide some neighbourhoods. Since the Good Friday Agreement of 1998, the city has turned into a lively, friendly place for a weekend, with the Titanic Quarter on the old shipyard and a bar scene centred on the Cathedral Quarter.\r\n\r\nBelfast is also the base for the Causeway coast. Two or three days covers the city, and a day or two more takes in the coast.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Getting in from the airport | Bus 300 from Belfast International, about 40 minutes\r\nGetting around | On foot. The Glider bus\r\nLanguage | English. Irish and Ulster-Scots also recognised\r\nTipping | 10% in restaurants, never in pubs\r\nTap water | Safe\r\nHow long to stay | Two or three days, plus the coast","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to stay","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"The centre is compact and walkable. 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The drivers come from both communities, and they explain the Troubles more directly than any museum.\r\n\r\nTitanic Belfast, on the slipway where the ship was built, tells the story of the city's industry as much as the ship, and the SS Nomadic, the Titanic's tender, is moored alongside. Crumlin Road Gaol, the Victorian prison, runs guided tours.\r\n\r\nIn the centre, the City Hall has free tours, and St George's Market, a Victorian covered hall, is at its best on Friday to Sunday. The Ulster Museum, in the Botanic Gardens by Queen's University, is free.\r\n\r\nClimb Cave Hill above the city for a view over Belfast Lough; its outline is said to have inspired Gulliver's Travels.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"Black taxi tour | The murals and peace walls, explained\r\nTitanic Belfast | On the slipway where she was built\r\nSt George's Market | Friday to Sunday\r\nCrumlin Road Gaol | Guided tours of the Victorian prison","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Belfast","hw_hub_city_free_title":"Free things to do in Belfast","hw_hub_city_free_body":"The Ulster Museum, the Botanic Gardens and the Palm House are free, and so are the City Hall tours.\r\n\r\nThe murals and peace walls can be seen on foot, though a taxi tour explains them better.\r\n\r\nCave Hill Country Park and the walk along the Lagan towpath are free. 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The Giant's Causeway is about an hour and a half by car.\r\n\r\nThere are no checks at the border with the Republic, but visitors who are not British or Irish citizens need a UK ETA to enter Northern Ireland, including overland from Dublin.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"Airport | Bus 300, about 40 minutes\r\nGrand Central | The new rail and bus hub\r\nTo Dublin | About 2 hours by train\r\nThe Glider | Rapid bus east to west","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Belfast","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Belfast costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"Belfast is cheaper than Dublin and most of England. Dorms start around \u00a318, a pub meal is \u00a310 to \u00a315, a pint \u00a35 to \u00a36. A careful day is \u00a345 to \u00a360.\r\n\r\nThe costs that add up are Titanic Belfast, at around \u00a325, and tours to the Causeway coast.\r\n\r\nThe currency is the pound sterling. 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Flags, murals and painted kerbs mark community, not decoration.\r\n\r\nEmergency number is 999 or 112.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Safe | Comfortable at night\r\nMarching season | Around 12 July\r\nInterface areas | Avoid late at night\r\nEmergency | 999 or 112","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Belfast","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from Belfast","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"The Causeway coast is the great day out.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Giant's Causeway | About 1.5 hours | Car, tour or train and bus | Forty thousand basalt columns on the north coast. The stones are free. |  | 1304684\nDerry | About 2.25 hours | Train | The walled city. |  | 1304686","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Belfast","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"May to September has the long evenings. July brings marching season.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs. 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Per person per night, in pounds.","hw_hub_city_budget_note":"Excludes Titanic Belfast and Causeway tours.","hw_hub_city_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 18 | 15 | 4 | 5\r\nMiddle of the road | 28 | 28 | 6 | 15\r\nComfortable | 45 | 45 | 12 | 25","hw_hub_city_budget_currency":"\u00a3","hw_hub_city_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Belfast","hw_hub_city_hostels_intro":"The top-rated places to stay in Belfast right now, live from Hostelworld.","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Belfast","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/northern-ireland\/belfast\/","hw_hub_city_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_city_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_city_picks":"Best for solo travellers |  |  | \nBest for a party |  |  | \nQuietest |  |  | ","hw_hub_city_hostels":"","hw_hub_city_faq_title":"Belfast travel questions","hw_hub_city_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_city_faqs":"Is Belfast safe? | Yes. 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