Belfast - Ireland 2014 - page 543

Cost and Hours: Free, Mon-Fri 9:30-17:30, Sat 9:30-16:00, closed Sun, entrance on
Fountain Street, 17 Donegall Square North, tel. [phone], www.linenhall.com .
Golden Mile
This is the overstated nickname of Belfast's liveliest dining and entertainment district,
which stretches from the Opera House (Great Victoria Street) to the university (University
Road).
The Grand Opera House, originally built in 1895, bombed and rebuilt in 1991, and
bombed and rebuilt again in 1993, is extravagantly Victorian and the place to take in a
concert, play, or opera (ticket office open Mon-Fri 9:30-17:30, Sat 12:00-17:00, closed
Sun; ticket office to right of main front door on Great Victoria Street, tel. [phone],
www.goh.co.uk ) . The recommended Hotel Europa, next door, while considered to be the
most-bombed hotel in the world, actually feels pretty casual (but is expensive to stay in).
Across the street is the museum-like Crown Liquor Saloon. Built in 1849, it's now
a part of the National Trust. A wander through its mahogany, glass, and marble interior
is a trip back into the days of Queen Victoria, although the privacy provided by the