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Brian Dillon

Dublin revealed to be third most 'culturally enriched' city in Europe

Dublin has been named as the third most "culturally enriched" city in Europe.

The fair city was beat by Prague which took first place and Amsterdam which came second.

In a study completed by Uswitch, Dublin was praised as a "vibrant and historical city".

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The study looked at how many museums, theatres, landmarks and cultural tours each city had per 100,000 residents.

Each city was then given a score ranked out of 10. Dublin received a score of 9.48.

"From the traditional Irish pubs where you will often find the iconic Guinness, one of the world’s most popular drinks, and live music, you’ll never run out of things to do," the results of the study found.

"Dublin earned its highest score in landmarks per 100,000 people, with an impressive 8.5. These include cathedrals such as Christ Church and St Patrick’s, and historical buildings like Kilmainham Gaol Museum."

The capital beat popular European tourist destinations Rome, Copenhagen, Munich, Budapest, London, Berlin, Milan and Vienna.

Dublin also ranks fifth for landmarks with 41.2% fewer than Prague, which took first place on that list.

According to the study, there are 4.72 museums per 100,000 people in Dublin. This is the third highest in Europe and 31.5% more than those in Oslo, which came in fourth place in terms of landmarks.

Dublin is the only Irish city to rank on the list.

For each city, listings for cultural tours, museums, landmarks and theatres were collected along with the number of reviews for each to come up with the final ranking.

This data was collected in February of this year.

Nabbing the top spot, Czech Republic capital Prague was praised for its "beauty and culture" and many landmarks.

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