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Cavehill, a basaltic hill overlooking the city.

Due to the location of Belfast being in Northern Ireland, we are only able to gather information that shows the sites that are in Northern Ireland. Belfast holds the majority of the show, thus the decision to title the page after it. If northern Ireland is the choice for your next destination then be sure to travel to Belfast. Belfast city centre is focused on Donegall Square and Belfast City Hall in its centre. All major city bus routes converge here and, on sunny days, this is where shoppers and office workers can be found enjoying their breaks. Saint Anne's Cathedral, the stunning cathedral building is situated at the opposite end of Royal Avenue, the main shopping street, from the City Hall. It is a fascinating building, and is at the centre of the "Cathedral Quarter", which is reluctantly being redesigned and cleaned up by various investment agencies to become Belfast's 'cultural' distract. On the river, beside the Big Fish, the Lagan Weir controls the flow of the River Lagan. It contains the Lagan Lookout, which has an exhibition on Belfast history and a model of the Titanic. The complex is attractively illuminated at night, which is fortunate since the Visitor Centre is scheduled to close for good at the end of August 2006.
 
(Big Fish)
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(Belfast City Hall)
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Belfast takes a bizarre pride in that the ill-fated Titanic was built here (not caring to promote the many hundreds of other ships that were built here which did not sink) and you can now take a boat tour around the area that the ship was built. The former boat yards of Belfast are being amitiously redeveloped into a residential and commercial neighbourhood that will be called (you guessed it) the Titanic Quarter. Tours cost £5. Check sailing times on their website. Belfast Castle, is situated on Cave Hill and has good views of the city and coast. Cave Hill Country Park has marked walking routes and is an excellent viewpoint from which to get a view of Belfast

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