A year-long celebration aims to start a new chapter for Belfast, forging better connections and conversations within communities through creativity and culture

Social entrepreneur Maeve Monaghan on her historic city’s diverse culture, green hills and, of course, great nightlife

There’s no need for a car – cheaper rail fares in Ireland have made these six stunning rail trips even more appealing and sustainable

Seafood straight from the boat, a cooperative brewery, community hubs – these daring food and drink producers are proof that necessity is the mother of invention

‘How curious and muted a land is without its restaurants, bars and cafes’

From Van Morrison’s birthplace to the venues where the Who and the Specials made seminal live records, these often forgotten locations all have a great backstory to tell

A climb up this dramatic outcrop offers a view over the city as far as the Mourne Mountains – and will change your perspective of Northern Ireland’s capital in more ways than one

When you can go out for tapas in Bosnia or to a French bistro in Belfast, life is as it should be, writes Jay Rayner

Belfast has reinvented itself as a hotbed for first-rate clubbing and culture – and this St Patrick’s Day its compact city centre will be bouncing to the beats

The former Harland & Wolff headquarters has been turned into a light, bright hotel that does full justice to this architectural and historic gem

There’s an art to not showing off, and when your food is this good, you don’t need to shout about it. Jay Rayner heads to Noble, just outside Belfast

Voted Europe’s leading visitor attraction at the World Travel Awards (beating the Eiffel Tower, Acropolis and the Colosseum) this is an inspiring testament to the Titanic and the city that built it

The subculture that always existed beyond Northern Ireland’s old divisions has come to the fore in Belfast, energising the city’s music, food, drink and art scenes

Belfast is bursting with options for good, affordable food – from fish and chips and Tex-Mex to southern Indian and modern British. Updating our 2011 guide, here are great places to eat for under £10 a head

‘The dishes seem to come from different kitchens, but if they taste wonderful – and they do – who cares?’