St.Stephen’s Green
A beautiful park at the end of Grafton Street. It is an
ideal place to rest after a shopping day in town. Its lake, trees, and plants
make it an ideal place to walk around.
St. Stephen's Green was enclosed
in 1664. Landscaped with flowerbeds, trees, a fountain and a lake, the green
is dotted with memorials to eminent Dubliners. The 1887 bandstand is still
the focal point for free daytime concerts in summer.
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Phoenix Park is the largest enclosed
urban park in Europe. It is located just 3km from the city centre.
This is Dublin's playground - the
largest urban enclosed park in Europe, with a total area of 712 hectares (1,760
acres). Situated 3km west to the city centre. Ornamental gardens, nature trails,
and broad expanses of grassland, separated by avenues of trees, including
oak, beech, pine, chestnut, and lime. Livestock graze peacefully on pasturelands,
deer roam the forested areas, and horses romp on polo fields.
The main entrance to the Phoenix
Park is at Park gate Street. Dublin 7, near Castle Knock. There is no charge
to enter Phoenix Park.
Merrion Square is one of Dublin's
largest and greatest Georgian squares. On three sidesof its sides there
are Georgian Houses and on the fourth side there is the garden of Leinster
House, and two museums. The attractive central park features colourful flowers
and shrub beds.
Many of the houses are mainly used as offices buildings which have plaques detailing the rich and famous people who once lived in them. In the picture you can see the statue of Oscar Wilde reclining on a rock, which is in this famous square.
Location: Merrion Square, Dublin 2, Ireland
National
Botanic Gardens
These colourful gardens cover
a total area of 19.5 hectares. TLocation: 3.5km north from the centre of Dublin, off Botanic Road.
