Belfast

The great city of Belfast blossomed from very humble beginning.  It started out as a small hamlet with fertile land along the mouth of the River Lagan. Soon, marauders and pirates realized that our lough was deep and our shores were safe from the north Atlantic storms. The perfect haven for repairing sea ravaged ships. From these early stages the industrious locals developed a boat building trade. And the rest is our history.

Belfast today
So what’s Belfast like today? It is a city full of ambition, optimism and above all energy. It’s also packed with history, culture, exciting events, great food, super shopping… and you might even spot a ship or two. You’ll also find some of the friendliest people you’ll ever meet.

Earlier this year it was named the most business friendly city of its size in Europe for the second year running by fDi Intelligence magazine.

Its appeal to visitors is also being increasingly recognised – in March 2016 Belfast was named as the best city in the UK at the Guardian and Observer Travel Awards.

Find out more

Interested in investing in Belfast?  Go to www.investinbelfast.com

For all visitor information and details about what’s on, go to the Visit Belfast website

The city has two universities, Queen’s University Belfast and Ulster University, while Belfast Met is one of the largest further and higher education colleges in the UK.

For information on Belfast’s Decade of Centenaries programme, visit www.belfastcity.gov.uk/centenaries

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