Best in Travel 2022 is Lonely Planet’s 17th annual collection of the world’s hottest destinations and must-have travel experiences for the year ahead.
Listing the top 10 countries, regions and cities that should be on every globe-trotter’s to-do list, the world’s number one travel guidebook puts Dublin at number seven in its top 10 cities.
The best-selling guide describes Dublin as “one of Europe’s most down-to-earth and friendly cities” adding that its “long established highlights are now complemented by new layers of community and diversity that add to the capital’s contemporary appeal.”
With 2022 marking 100 years since the publication of Dubliner James Joyce’s modern masterpiece, Ulysses, Lonely Planet encourages visitors to follow in the footsteps of Leopold Bloom with a stroll around the city to see its architectural and cultural delights.
These include the elegant Georgian Squares, renowned Trinity College – home to the Book of Kells –, the Guinness Storehouse, which has been brewing the black stuff since 1759, and the historically important Four Courts and General Post Office buildings.
It also name checks Sweny’s pharmacy, built in 1847 and made famous by Bloom’s stop there to buy lemon-scented soap. And of course it mentions Dublin’s many pubs filled with colourful characters who embody the spirit of the people, long one of Dublin’s most appealing attractions.