Great City Shakes Off Its Past to Show Glory ; Belfast Is a Vibrant, Forward-Looking City. Mike Witchell Sampled Its Delights ...

South Wales Evening Post › September 06, 2009

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A RENAISSANCE city, it's one of 21st Century Europe's must-see tourist destinations -- no fewer than 42 cruise ships called there last year -- and it's only just over an hour from Cardiff by air.

No, it's not in the Netherlands, or Belgium, or Germany, or La Belle France: we're talking Belfast.

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Great City Shakes Off Its Past to Show Glory ; Belfast Is a Vibrant, Forward-Looking City. Mike Witchell Sampled Its Delights ...

Belfast? Belfast's not a renaissance city -- that's what you're probably thinking, but you'd be wrong. Northern Ireland's capital has enjoyed a true renaissance in recent years, a rebirth that has touched almost every aspect of life in what today is a vibrant, forward-looking city rapidly leaving beh...

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