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Overview

Cork is the principal city of County Cork in southwest Ireland. Known as "the Rebel City" the "real capital of Ireland", Cork has a strong independence and Corkonians are proud of its role in Irish history. This historic merchant port has a lot of Georgian architecture and lively arts, music and food scenes.

It was already the second-largest city in Ireland when in 2019 its boundaries were extended, to have a population of 210,000. The new boundary includes the town of Blarney, but this is described on its own page; Cobh and Crosshaven downriver remained separate.

Understand

Corcaigh is an old word for "salt-marsh" — the River Lee broke up into a wetland delta draining into the drowned valley that forms its natural outer harbour. It was tidal and navigable, and Saint Fin Barre founded a monastery on its south bank in 606 AD, the nucleus of a settlement. The Vikings in the 9th and 10th centuries and the Anglo-Normans from the 12th were also attracted by this fertile area, and sought to claim the area as their own. It was under King Henry II that Cork was granted city status in 1185.

Medieval Cork was walled for defence and overcrowded, so several river channels became infilled, the basis of what is now St Patrick's Street, South Mall and Grand Parade. The main north and south channels persisted, enclosing the arrow-shaped island of the city centre. Cork's heyday was the 17th century, when sea trade was booming but ships had not yet outgrown the river; later the port moved downstream to Cobh. Prosperous suburbs such as Sunday's Well and Montenotte were built on higher ground on the north bank, while on the south bank a university campus grew up from the 19th century.

The Cork Tourist Information Centre is at 125 St Patrick's St, corner of Lavitt's Quay one block west of the bus station.

Get in

To the city: Buses 225 / 226 run every 30 min between the airport, Parnell Place next to Cork bus station, and the main railway station, taking 25 min to the city. Bus 225 starts from Haulbowline navy base via Ringaskiddy cruiser terminal and Carrigaline, Bus 226 starts from Kinsale. To other destinations, Citylink provide a long distance service to Limerick and Galway.

Dublin Airport sometimes works out cheaper and faster than a connection in Heathrow, Paris or Amsterdam as it has direct buses to Cork.

Shannon Airport near Limerick has transatlantic flights. There's public transport to Cork with a change in Limerick, but is a good option for those renting a car.

In summer there are car ferries from Roscoff (15 hr) twice a week, operated by Brittany Ferries. In 2026, a new daily Hibernia Lines ferry launched to Boulogne-sur-mer.

is at Ringaskiddy, 15 km south east of the city on N28. Bus 223 / 225 runs here, see Get around.

Cruise liners often visit: they may dock at Cobh or at Ringaskiddy, or in the case of very small liners dock in the City Centre on Horgan's Quay. Many are on round-trip itineraries, but check the upcoming cruise schedule in case a point-to-point journey is possible. For instance transatlantic one-way cruises from New York might let you off at Cork on their way to Southampton.

Trains run hourly from Dublin Heuston, taking between 2 hr 15 min and 2 hr 40 min to Cork via Kildare, Portlaoise, Ballybrophy, Thurles, Limerick Junction (for Tipperary) and Mallow.

From Limerick, change at Limerick Junction. Change there also coming from Waterford, via Carrick-on-Suir, Clonmel, Cahir and Tipperary.

From Tralee (via Killarney and Mallow) there are three daily direct trains, but most journeys involve a change at Mallow onto a commuter train.

Commuter trains run from Cobh and from Midleton every 30 min. See Get Around for the suburban stations.

is the main station,on Lower Glanmire Road, 500 m east of city centre. There's just a coffee shop here but lots of facilities outside on the street, and be grateful that your train isn't going to be hauled by Engine No 36, the Victorian 2-2-2 loco in the main hall. Most local buses leave from outside the Horgan's Quay exit from the station, but buses to Glanmire in the city and destinations in East Cork go from the Lower Glanmire Rd side. The station is named for Thomas Kent or Tomás Ceannt (1865 – 1916), executed for his part in the Easter Rising. He and his three brothers actually stayed home, but when the police came to arrest known sympathisers there was a shoot-out which killed his brother Richard and a policeman.

There's competition on the route between Aircoach (Bus 704X), Bus Éireann (Expressway X8) and Gobus.

City Link runs every 3 hours from Galway via Shannon Airport, Limerick, and Cork city centre and airport. The slower Bus Éireann 51 runs hourly from Galway via Ennis, Shannon Airport, Limerick and Mallow to Cork.

Expressway Bus 40 runs hourly from Waterford harbour via Dungarvan and Youghal to Cork, and westwards to Macroom, Ballyvourney, Killarney, Farranfore (for Kerry Airport) and Tralee.

Bus Éireann 260 runs five times a day from Youghal to Cork; some of them start from Ardmore in County Waterford.

The bus terminus is off Merchants Quay.

From Dublin take M7 onto M8. The journey takes about 2 hr 15 min between Newlands Cross and Dunkettle, but the full journey time depends on the levels of congestion between these and destinations in either city. . Avoid rush hour in Dublin or Cork if you can.

The N20 from Limerick is mostly an undivided road and it takes around 1 hr 45 min to Cork; people coming to/from destinations on the southside of Cork City often opt for the M8 and R513 as journey time is similar, but you don't need to cross Cork City. The N22 takes around an hour from Killarney and the N25 90 min from Waterford.

From Cobh it is possible to use the onto R610.This is particularly useful for the Southern suburbs of the city.

Try to avoid bringing a car into city centre. If you are staying just outside the city (e.g. in Ballincollig, Carrigaline or Douglas), using a regular city bus is likely to be a faster option than the Park & Ride, and cheaper for just one person.The last outbound bus is at 8PM and the park is locked at 8:30PM so it's not for evening attractions. UCC has its own Park & Ride and shuttle bus, but you need to show staff or student ID to use it.

Get around

On foot Cork has a small city centre, and most places to stay, eat, drink and tour are within one busy km. So too are the transport hubs.

By bicycle There are many cycleways, both in-street and segregated, with some contraflow lanes.

The bike share scheme has docking stations across the city centre extending west to UCC. You need to register before using. The first 30 min of any journey is free.

Cycle shops offering bike hire are Cycle Scene and The Bike Shed. Kilgrews in city centre sell and repair but don't hire.

North twice hourly non-stop to Mallow, for the racecourse, 25 min. Because of the mixture of InterCity and Commuter services, these are not evenly staggered like the other lines.

Buses in Cork are run by Bus Éireann, with 22 routes, see map. Apart from three orbital routes that you're unlikely to use (201 north, 219 south and 225 further south), they all run cross-town, with central stops around St Patrick Street, Merchants Quay or Parnell Place main bus station. They run daily 6:30AM-11:30PM, every 10-20 min at peak times, except Bus 220 which runs 24 hours.

Bus 202 from Hollyhill and Knocknaheeney northwest to city centre then Blackrock and Mahon Point southeast. Bus 203 from Farranree and Blackpool in the north to city centre then Turners Cross and Ballyphehane south. Bus 205 from Cork Institute of Technology and University College Cork west to Kent Railway Station. Bus 206 from Grange to South Mall. Bus 207 from Donnybrook to Ballyvolane via Douglas and City Centre. Bus 208 from Curraheen to city centre then Mayfield and Lotabeg northeast. Bus 212 from Mahon to City Centre (Note that this bus brings you closest to Páirc Uí Chaoímh). Bus 213 from Black Ash Park & Ride south to St Patrick Street in the city centre; no Sunday service. The P&R is locked at 8:30PM. Bus 214 from Cork University Hospital and Wilton southwest to city centre and Glanmire. Buses 215 and 215A from Jacobs Island and Mahon Point southeast to South Mall in the city centre. Route 215 also extends northwest across the city to Blarney and Cloghroe. Bus 216 from Monkstown to CUH via Passage West, Douglas and City Centre. Bus 220 runs 24 hours from Ovens and Ballincollig in the west to city centre then Douglas and Carrigaline southeast. Alternate buses continue to Crosshaven. Bus 223 from Ringaskiddy to City Centre via Passage West and Douglas

Most city centre bus stops and busier suburban ones have real time displays. You can also plan your journey and check real time arrivals with the TFI website and apps. All buses are low-floor wheelchair accessible.

On TFI Leap Card, 24-hour, 7-day and monthly tickets are also available.

By taxi Taxis bear a yellow bar with their licence number and "taxi" or "Tacsaí" printed on it. If the light is on, the taxi is available for hire. Have nothing to do with unofficial taxis.

Taxis are required to use the meter, to accept credit and debit cards as well as cash, and not to surcharge any card. As of Dec 2024 you pay:

See

Crawford Art Gallery. The permanent collection includes paintings by Jack Yeats and Sean Keating, and a series of plaster casts of classical statues, which King George IV found tedious. The gallery is closed until mid- 2028 for rebuilding.

Elizabeth Fort. The original fort built in 1601 was just timber and earth, and the citizens made short work of it. It was rebuilt from 1624 as a stout "star" fortress. It lost its defensive role in 1719 but was variously used as a barracks, a depot for convicts (mostly female) awaiting transportation to the colonies, and a police station to 2013. It's now simply a tourist area with a gallery and occasional events, and you can walk along the walls.

St Fin Barre's Cathedral. Saint Fin Barre (550-623 AD) was a preacher who spent his last 17 years hereabouts. A monastery dedicated to him was built in the 7th century, and there have been at least three churches on the site before the present building. This is an elaborate Church of Ireland (Anglican) cathedral built 1865-79 in Gothic Revival style. The interior is relatively small: Burgess the architect realised it would go way over budget so the focus was on creating a grand frontage, to impress the citizens and overawe the resurgent Catholics. There are three great spires, intricate carvings and gargoyles, stain glass windows, and a high ceiling over a rather stubby nave. The pipe organ adds to the cathedral's many expensive items of construction and maintenance.

Nano Nagle Place. Honora Nagle (1718-1784) pioneered Catholic education for girls in an era when that was repressed by the Penal Laws. She founded an Ursuline convent and the Presentation Sisters, which inspired Edmund Rice in Waterford to found the Presentation Brothers and later Christian Brothers. The museum depicts Nano's life, times and works, and the garden is an oasis of tranquillity.

Red Abbey Tower is off Douglas St just east of Nano Nagle Place. It's one of the few medieval structures remaining in Cork, the bell tower of a 14th-century Augustinian abbey: in 1690 John Churchill (later Duke of Marlborough) used its vantage point to blast away at the Jacobites below. The Augustinians moved out in the 18th century and the abbey became a sugar refinery, then in 1799 a fire destroyed everything except the tower. You can't go inside.

Church of St Anne, Shandon. Shandon is the neighbourhood climbing the hill along the old road to Mallow. This Church of Ireland (Anglican) church was built in 1722; the famously inaccurate clock on its tower became known as "the four-faced liar". The church is best known for the eight "bells of Shandon that sound so grand on / the pleasant waters of the River Lee" as the 19th century ballad has it. (Who but Francis Mahony aka "Father Prout" would have dared rhyme Moscow with kiosk-o?) St Anne's bells are hung "dead" and rung by an Ellacombe apparatus. The most sonorous peel of bells is from change-ringing, which rotates them through 360°, but this demands skill and is sometimes impractical to build. It also incites scandalous behaviour, according to the Rev Henry Thomas Ellacombe of Gloucestershire, who in 1821 devised a mechanism whereby hammers struck stationary bells as resolutely as they would strike down temptation to sin. St Anne's is one of the two dozen churches in Britain and Ireland that still have functioning apparatus, and visitors can ding the bells from the tower first floor. There are 132 steps to the tower balcony, with a narrow squeeze as you clamber through the belfry, hoping that the group below doesn't choose that moment to start chiming.

Butter Museum. This museum explores Ireland's long history of butter-making. 1000-year-old bog butter, anyone?

Cathedral of St Mary and St Anne. This is the neo-Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral, opened in 1808.

Holy Trinity Church. This Roman Catholic church is a stonking great neo-Gothic affair built in fits and starts 1830-1890. (No jokes about workmen's leisurely lunch breaks please, the famine years were the problem.) There's an active Capuchin Friary attached. The church is dedicated to Father Theobald Mathew (1790-1856) who founded the temperance movement in Ireland, but fell into bad odour on a trip to the USA for his weasel equivocations on abolition of slavery.

Cork City Gaol. Fascinating jail museum. It was opened in 1924 to hold male and female prisoners of the city, while those whose crime was committed outside the city were held at the county jail across the river, now the UCC campus. In 1878 the prisons were segregated: City Gaol became the women's prison and all the men were marched away to the county jail, while all county women were marched here. In 1919 Countess Markiewicz was held here for making a seditious speech; after Irish independence it held anti-treaty Republicans. In 1923 there was a mass escape, thereafter the gaol closed. In 1927 it became a radio station and part of the museum displays this.

Cork Public Museum. Wide-ranging museum depicts the city's history from prehistoric to modern times. There's a good section on Michael Collins and the anti-Treaty Cork Brigades of the Irish civil war.

Fitzgerald's Park outside the museum is a genteel municipal space on the riverside, laid out in 1902 after Cork hosted an international trade exhibition here. Your only excitement will be from crossing the pedestrian "Shaky Bridge" to Sunday's Well Rd on the north bank.

The Glucksman. Gallery in stylish modern building opened 2006 within the university, with rotating art exhibitions. Its sponsor Lewis Glucksman (1925-2006) had been CEO of Lehman Brothers, remember them? He lived in Cobh from 1999 and was a major benefactor of cultural initiatives.

main campus is beyond the Glucksman on Western Rd. You can stroll around (see college map) and take in the variety of architecture, from the modern extension of the Boole Library to the Honan Chapel, completed in 1917 but got up in Celtic-Gothic style to look much older. is 1 km south of city centre. The Lough, which gives its name to the neighbourhood, is a small freshwater lake fed by springs bubbling out of the limestone; it's barely 1 metre deep. The Lough is ringed by housing but is a wildlife reserve: waterfowl nest on the wooded island at the south end. The lough shore has a firm track of 1.1 km, popular with joggers and dog-walkers. There are carp, eels, tench and other freshwater fish, and coarse angling is permitted by catch and release. There's a cafe by the north end and a bar with meals at the south end.

Blackrock Castle Observatory. If pirates ever try to attack Cork from the moon, this place will give ample warning. It was first built in 1582 to defend the harbour and its shipping, but twice burnt down without the help of any marauders. The present castle is a cod-medieval structure of 1828; in 2007 it became an astronomy museum and observatory.

Fota Wildlife Park. Large park with dozens of animal and bird species, and Arboretum with many rare trees and plants.

Barryscourt Castle. Impressive tower house from 14th century, but mostly 15th and 16th; it fell derelict but was restored in the 1990s. The interior is again closed for restoration but you can see the attractive herb and knot gardens, and an orchard with examples of every type of Irish Apple Tree.

is a town 16 km west of Cork along the road to Youghal. Its main attraction is the Old Midleton Distillery or "Jameson Experience", with a huge waterwheel and pot still, which produced Jameson whiskey from 1825. In 1975 production transferred to the new distillery alongside; the business is now owned by Pernod Ricard. There are tour buses from Cork to the distillery, and the railway re-opened in 2009, so Midleton has grown into a large commuter town. The Farmer's Market is held on Saturday 9AM-1AM. is a small village 5 km west of Cork which throughout the 19th century held a large military-industrial complex, the Royal Gunpowder Mills. These are nowadays just bosky ruins 500 m north of the village in the riverbank park. 500 m south of the village is the Norman stump of Ballincollig Castle, which is on private land. is the substantial ruin of a 15th-century Franciscan abbey. It came under repeated attack by the English while the Friars holed up in Kilcrea Castle 500 m west: the castle ruin is on a farm with no public access. Cobh and Crosshaven are small ports in Cork Harbour, see separate pages.

Do

What's on? Listen to Cork 96 on 96.4 MHz, C103 on 102.6 MHz, or Red FM on 106.1 MHz. Read Cork Independent, The Echo, The Cork, The Corkman or Cork Beo. Cork City Tours operate a hop-on hop-off bus tour of the city, as well as excursions out to the Jameson Distillery, Mizen Head, and Ring of Kerry. Crane Lane Theatre on the block between South Mall and Oliver Plunkett St is a live music venue and bar open to 2AM nightly. Gate Cinema is top of North Main Street by the bridge. Triskel Arts Centre on Tobin Street has a gallery, live music, theatre and a cinema. Cyprus Avenue is a live music venue on Caroline Street. Rebel City Tours are daily guided tours through city streets.

Gaelic games at Páirc Ui Chaoimh. This 45,000 capacity stadium hosts the biggest games. It's the home ground of Cork GAA, the county team, playing Gaelic football and hurling. They have a secondary home stadium at Páirc Uí Rinn, capacity 16,440, and club games are usually played at this and similar-sized grounds: Nemo Rangers for Gaelic football, Blackrock for hurling, St Finbarr's play both. The fixture list is posted by the national GAA.

Football: Cork City FC. "The Rebel Army" were relegated in 2025 - they're a yo-yo team and now play soccer in League of Ireland First Division, the second tier. The playing season is Feb–Nov and matches are usually on Friday evenings. Turner's Cross Stadium (capacity 7485) is 1.5 km south of city centre. Take a bus to Evergreen Road or walk; you may not walk on South Link Road.

Rugby Union, 15-a-side: Munster Rugby are one of the four Irish professional teams playing in the United Rugby Championship (formerly Pro14), the European (predominantly Celtic) league. Their usual home ground is in Limerick, but some home games are at Musgrave Park, capacity 8000 (also known as Virgin Media Park). Junior internationals are also held here. It's off Pearse Rd a mile south of the centre. Go to the races but you need to set off early: Cork Racecourse is at Mallow 35 km north.

Events St Patrick's Day on 17 March is a big event here, with streets closed off for the parade. Cork Midsummer Festival features theatre, music, dance, painting, and photograph in mid-June. Cork Jazz Festival is held in late October. Cork International Film Festival is held in November.

Buy

Shopping areas are along St Patrick's Street, Oliver Plunkett Street, Paul Street and North Main Street.

English Market. This covered market was created in 1788 by the Protestant or English city rulers; in 1840 the Irish Catholics took over and set up Irish Market at St Peters. It's primarily a fresh-food market: several stalls do sandwiches and other takeaways, and Farmgate Cafe is open to 4PM.

Farmers' Markets are held at Blackrock (Su 10AM-2PM), Mahon Point (Th 10AM-2PM), Douglas (Sa 10AM-2PM) and Midleton (Sa 9AM-1PM).

Eat

Eating places and bars are everywhere, but especially on MacCurtain Street, Washington Street and Oliver Plunkett Street.

Dukes Coffee Company. Big portions, slick service.

O'Flynns Gourmet Sausage Co. Hotdogs, sit in or take away. They also have a stall within English Market.

Jacques Restaurant. A long-established Irish restaurant.

Clancys. Trad Irish pub but nowadays primarily a restaurant.

Market Lane. Bustling two-storey Irish restaurant and bar near English Market gets great reviews for its food and has a GF selection.

Liberty Grill. New England style bistro with good all-day brunch, licensed.

Café Gusto. Good for a quick bite and coffee.

Another Cafe Gusto is at 3 Washington St.

Jacobs on the Mall. Modern gourmet cuisine, lots of veggie choice, the set menu is especially good value.

Luigi Malones. Long-established popular Italian place with Art Deco interior.

Nash 19. Bright modern cafe, good choice for lunch.

Old Town Whiskey Bar at Bodega. Cafe/bar in a nicely refurbished industrial building with a good all-day brunch. The bar has a formidable selection of whiskey and at weekends they have a late-night club.

Quay Co-op. Vegetarian restaurant (lots of vegan and GF choice) within a health food store.

Farmgate Café. Erratic quality, pricey for what you get.

Barry's of Douglas. Slick modern place, value for money food and drink.

Café Paradiso. This upscale creative vegetarian restaurant gets rave reviews even from committed carnivores.

Greenes Restaurant. Upscale innovative Med cuisine, the tasting menu is especially good.

Drink

Useful to know: "langered" is the Cork term for being drunk. A "langer" is an idiot, asshole or drunk.

An Bróg. Lively bar, popular with students. Bróg means shoe but one woozy regular is beginning to suspect they don't sell shoes.

An Spailpín Fánach. It's Irish for "the migrant labourer" and has trad music most nights and a great atmosphere.

The Oval. Great pub with trad decor and welcoming staff, quiet music that you don't have to yell over.

The Pav. Pav is a two-level bar in a converted cinema. The downstairs Intermission Bar is cosy, the upstairs Pavilion is arty.

The Bierhaus. Great selection of beers, new offerings monthly.

Cask. Cocktails and tapas, pricey but good quality.

Chambers. LGBT bar and dance club. Gay Bingo? Hey, whatever.

Costigan's Pub. Lively pub, gets busy but there's enough room to watch TV sport or avoid it. Big selection of whiskey and other spirits.

Edison. Cocktail bar with an extensive menu and loads of variety. Try the whiskey toddy on a drear winter night.

Franciscan Well Bar & Brewery. Pub with large beer garden on north river bank, serving pizza from Pompeii Pizzeria next door. Brews its own range of beers and has a fine section of foreign bottled beers.

Rising Sons Brewery is on Cornmarket opposite Tesco. The bar is open Su-Th noon-11:30PM, F Sa noon-12:30AM and serves food. The Poor Relation is on Parnell Place 100 m south of the bus station. They serve Rising Sons ales and are open M-Th 10:30AM-11PM, F Sa 10:30AM-12:30Am, Su noon-11:30PM.

Arthur Mayne's Pharmacy. Atmospheric wine bar in a Victorian apothecary shop.

The Hi-B Bar. Small quirky bar up old creaking stairs, named for the former Hibernian Hotel. It often has live music, but no TV and definitely no mobile phones. Its legendary grumpy owner died in 2019 but his successors have retained the ambience.

Long Valley Bar. Busy central pub does good filling sandwiches.

Mutton Lane Inn. Dark and comfortable with candle lit tables and trad sessions on Monday night, and no TV. Nice selection of foreign and local beers.

Tom Barry's. Trad Irish pub with great pizza.

Sin é. Trad pub since 1889, when there was a funeral parlour next door; Sin é means "that's it." In the 20th century the pub was the queue for the barbers shop upstairs. It's kept its atmosphere and has live trad music every night. No food served, but you can bring in cold bites, no hot food allowed.

Thomond Bar. Great pub for TV sports, food served till late.

Sleep

Summer accommodation Cork is a University City, so students have time-off during the summer. These beds offer great value, location and convenience to the summer visitor.

Summer Beds. Summer Beds or Summer Accommodation offers self-catered, centrally located and great value for money lodging in the city. Wi-Fi. Self-catered. TV. Washing facilities.

Bru Hostel. Hostel with bar, open all year. Live music and a lively pub most nights, so not for light sleepers. Prices include breakfast, wi-fi internet, bike and luggage storage.

Kinlay House. Small hostel by Shandon, nowadays housing Ukrainian refugees.

Sheila's Hostel. Clean well-run hostel open all year with free wi-fi. Reception is 24 / 7.

Camping: the closest campsite is near Blarney 8 km northwest and open Apr-Oct.

Auburn House. A smart welcoming B&B near the railway station.

Clayton Hotel Silver Springs. Good mid-range place with leisure centre and large conferencing and banquet facilities, free parking. Assistance dogs only.

Leonardo Hotel. Reliable central 3-star chain hotel, close to bus and railway stations. The 133 rooms have wifi and satellite TV. There is also a bar and restaurant. Charges for the small hotel car park.

Maldron Hotel Shandon Cork City. Clean well-run chain hotel north of river. With leisure centre and pool.

Metropole Hotel. Welcoming helpful central hotel. 112 modern rooms with free wi-fi. No hotel parking.

Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa. Modern hotel on a retail park east of city, gets mostly good reviews for service, comfort and food.

Rochestown Park Hotel. Smart midrange place at southeast edge of city.

Travelodge Cork Airport. Reliable chain hotel. On drab commercial estate with no eating places beyond hotel. Pets accepted. Free parking during stay.

Airport: Cork International Hotel. Great scores for comfort and service, a short walk to terminal.

Ballymaloe House. It is a long way out but worth a splurge. A top-rank country hotel in a Georgian mansion with outstanding restaurant.

Clayton Hotel Cork City. Slick modern hotel, very central.

Fota Island Resort. Plush but family-friendly hotel with 123 en-suite rooms, 8 suites, several restaurants and a spa. It's set amidst 3 golf courses and extensive wooded parklands; gets great reviews. Fota Island is a peninsula in the estuary reached by public road.

Hayfield Manor. Charming upscale hotel hidden away in grounds behind UCC campus, great comfort and service.

Imperial Hotel Cork. This grand 200-year-old hotel earns great reviews for comfort and service.

Kingsley Hotel. Pleasant hotel on the riverbank, with spa, fitness club and pool.

Maryborough Hotel & Spa. Upscale hotel in 18th-century mansion at the leafy south-east edge of city, highly rated for comfort and service. With Bellini restaurant, fitness centre and spa.