Dublin has been listed among the 50 Best Cities in the World for Arts and Culture in Big 7 Travel’s inaugural list released to “help encourage art-centred tourism and shed light on an industry that suffered heavily due to the pandemic.”
About Dublin, the global travel website states: “For a city spread across just 115 sq. km, Dublin punches well above its weight when it comes to arts and culture. There are 5.3 cultural attractions per square kilometre. The Irish capital offers at least 62 museums, as well as 51 public libraries, three universities and 52 art galleries. Cultural highlights include the Hugh Lane Gallery, the National Gallery of Ireland, the Irish Museum of Modern Art and the National Concert Hall. The city boasts a proud literary heritage too, including the likes of James Joyce, Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw, to name a few.”
The top five cities on the Big 7 Travel 50 Best Cities in the World for Arts and Culture list are:
1. Paris
2. Tokyo
3. London
4. New York
5. Seoul
Dublin also made seventh spot on the Lonely Planet list of Top 10 Cities to Visit This Year. See here.