Planning a trip across the Atlantic Ocean? Want to experience old European culture? Are you a fan of Titanic with Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet? Enjoy Celtic culture and want to experience it live? If you answered yes to one of these questions, then Belfast is the destination for you to vacation.

Belfast is Northern Ireland’s capital and largest city. Belfast is located in the northeastern part of North Ireland and is an important port city in the United Kingdom. During the Industrial Revolution, Belfast was a major site for shipbuilding and the textile industry. The most famous ship built in Belfast was the R.M.S. Titanic in April 1911 to April 1912. The luxurious liner took an ill-fated turn when it sunk on early Monday morning April 16, 1912. About 1500 people perished in the frigid waters, approximately 400 miles off the coast of Nova Scotia. The R.M.S. Titanic was portrayed in many films, most notably in the 1997 Academy Award winning film Titanic. You can buy R.M.S. Titanic merchandise from the Irish Linen and Gift Centre in the Castle Court Shopping Centre.

With Belfast being a port city, fresh market seafood is always fresh for the consumer. Markets are available near the port where visitors and locals buy food and merchandise for their families or friends. St. George’s Market is a popular market to buy goods on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. The past three articles looked at areas in five of the seven quarters: the Cathedral Quarter, the Gaeltact Quarter, the Linen Quarter, the Market Quarter, and the Queen’s Quarter. This article will focus on the Smithfield Market and Library Quarter, and the Titanic Quarter.

First, the Smithfield Market and Library Quarter, now known as the Smithfield & Union, is an urban style district. Two newspapers, The Irish News and The Belfast Telegraph currently have its offices in the Smithfield Market and Library Quarter. If you are into nightlife, Smithfield Market and Library Quarter has several bars and nightclubs. The MacElhatton’s Front Page Bar, Kremlin Nightclub, Union Street Bar, Frames Leisure complex & Library Bar are some of the bars located on Donecall Street.

For shopaholics, markets exist on Winetavern Street. Smithfield Market Mall and Winetavern Street Shops offer various merchandise for visitors and locals. Smithfield Market Mall is estimated to have started in the 19th century.

Second, the Titanic Quarter is the location of a new, work-in-progress district. The Titanic Quarter is named after the R.M.S. Titanic. Located in Belfast Harbor, the site plans to have apartments, entertainment district, and attractions relating to the R.M.S. Titanic. The site was a former Harland and Wolff shipyard.

Smithfield Market and Library Quarter as well as the Titanic Quarter offer old world glimpses of Belfast. If you enjoy history, fisheries, the nightlife, Belfast bed and breakfast and European destinations, you will enjoy Belfast.