Trinity Trails is a guided and self-guided walking tour that gives visitors the opportunity to explore Trinity College, one of Ireland’s most iconic universities.
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A huge campus filled with leafy squares, cobblestoned paths, and historic buildings is unknown to many visitors who want to explore Trinity College and its popular attraction The Book of Kells.
The in-person guided and the multimedia self-guided walking tours cover the college’s 47-acre site, bringing the school’s elegant Georgian and Victorian architecture to life, as well as uncovering its 400-year-old history.
What to See on the Tour
Key points of interest include the college’s Old Anatomy Museum, the Museum Building, as well as the Rose Garden and Zoological Museum.
Visitors who take the €5 self-guided tour will have access to an immersive 360o augmented reality experience using the Visit Trinity app for Apple and Android users that includes 14 points of interest across the campus.
The €16 Trinity Trails guided tour includes entrance to the impressive Museum Building.
The Trinity Trails tour ends at The Old Library, where visitors can see the Book of Kells.
A separate Trinity Trails and Book of Kells Experience is also available for €33.50, which includes all of the above as well as entry to the Book of Kells and the Old Library, which currently houses the Gaia immersive digital experience.
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The beautifully illuminated Gospel manuscript is one of Ireland’s greatest cultural treasures.
Trinity’s barrel-vaulted Old Library houses over 200,000 ancient books, most of which have been removed for a special conservation project. It is not clear when they will be returned.
The library is one of the most photographed places in the city.
Trinity College is also a popular filming location.
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It was used during the making of the film Normal People and also as a TV adaptation of Sally Rooney’s novel, Conversations with Friends.
Visitors looking for affordable accommodation in Dublin will find it on campus, but for the summer months only when students have left.
It includes apartments that sleep up to six, with a hearty breakfast available in The Buttery Café.
