Victorian Dublin & Pretty Portobello Digital Tour

Welcome to Portobello! This digital audio walking tour gives you a first hand guide of Portobello with historical personal stories of the people who lived here along with independent local recommendations of where to eat, drink and visit.

Portobello, or beautiful harbour, is a south inner-city suburb of Dublin, it was originally orchards and farmland with early settlements dating to 700AD. It was established in the 1800s as a new suburb for those who wished to escape the overcrowding of the city. Today it is a small parish, less than 1km squared, with about 10,000 permanent residents with students, young professionals and families contributing to its community feel.

Through this audio walking tour you will be immersed in tales of the lives of saints and rebels, lovers and artists, writers and presidents, who lived here through significant times in Irelands history giving you a special understanding of Irelands complicated journey towards independence and modern day Ireland.

The best part of exploring is discovering new places so you can have a unique experience that makes your trip extra memorable. We have shared all our favourite independent bars, restaurants, cafes, parks museums and shops, “the go to places” that the locals love.

There is a full list of all cafes, bars and restaurants mentioned here listed in the app, everywhere we mention is highly recommended by the WATN team - some places you may wish to book in advance to avoid disappointment.

You can download and take the tour with all our recommendations from the comfort of your own home in advance of your visit and you don’t need live wi-fi to access the tour. The tour is convenient and flexible around your time. When taking the tour you can stop when you want and change the route if it suits. You can break the tour up too and replay it. Tour content and Portobello Social recommendations are updated regularly so you are always in the know.

The tour is about 4km in length, you will walk along the leafy canal through historic redbrick avenues and parks to bustling market streets. This tour contains historical audio tales at each stop along with audio clips describing our favourite things to see and do along with images and links to opening times, websites and historical footage.

All mentioned in this tour have been independently vetted and approved by the WART team and the locals who live here. We hope you enjoy Portobello as much as we do.

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