These 27 Photos Prove That Dublin Is The Most Beautiful City In The World At Christmas

It's no secret that we have the BIGGEST crush on Dublin city. Visually, physically, emotionally.

Any city steeped in history is aesthetically pleasing but Dublin really does go that one step further with its iconic red brick buildings, stunning architecture, gorge canals, famous statues, enormous river and general ride-ness.

Wrap it in Christmas lights and you've got some sight for one sight.

Why can't it just be Christmas year round?

1. Dublin's fair city

2. Arnotts looking like its magical self

Henry Street in full Christmas swing! @PictureIreland @PhotosOfDublin @VisitDublin @LovinDublin @DublinTown @ArnottsDublin #dublin pic.twitter.com/Af0My1ywz4
— Paul Gannon (@Paul__Gannon) December 12, 2016

2. A wintry sight

3. College Green lit up like a sunrise

Oooh, it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Dublin...!

MT @McArdlePhoto College Green pic.twitter.com/MIPcwc559c
— Tourism Ireland US (@GoToIrelandUS) December 14, 2016

4. A piece of St Patrick's Cathedral

5. Our national luxury emporium all done up

6. Our winter sun is brighter than anything we'd see during summer

7. Mansion House lit up like a Christmas tree

8. Bright and beautiful – Suffolk Street

9. Dreaming of a white Christmas...

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas #dublinatchristmas @LoveTempleBar @DublinTown @VisitDublin @dublinmuseum @TempleBarTrad @DTBAIreland pic.twitter.com/zLBPh1AGSS
— Old DublinTown. com (@OldDublinTown) December 11, 2016

10. The Cupcake Bloke getting festive <3

11. The Northside giving the Southside a run for its money

Positive signs for Christmas shopping footfall growth in Dublin City Centre https://t.co/HJZ2Z5tCAN pic.twitter.com/OybeWxKzc3
— weareDublinTown (@weareDublinTown) December 6, 2016

12. Bewley's reminding everyone who's boss with their deadly Christmas windows

13. Stephen's Green Centre looking majestic

14. But Powerscourt looking even better

15. Wicklow Street looking amazingggg

16. The winter sun setting at the Botanic Gardens

17. That sky...

18. Henry Street in 1968 – wow.

Dublin's Henry Street at Christmas #OnThisDay 1968
Photos by Peter Dorney pic.twitter.com/uMiKRwt96n
— RTÉ Archives (@RTEArchives) December 6, 2016

19. The Christmas tree in The Shelbourne will eternally put ours to shame

20. The Temple Bar lookin' good

21. A classic sight on our streets

Love walking around town this time of the year ???????????? #Dublin #Christmas pic.twitter.com/5437iQDisg
— Walter Burke (@walterburkeiv) December 4, 2016

22. Neighbourly festive love <3

23. Rudolph? Dat you?

24. Have you EVER seen the likes?!

25. #JustRanelaghThings

26. All the colours

27. Pints anyone?

Amazing.

Share your Christmas in Dublin pics with us over on Instagram using #lovindublin <3

Header image: Laurence Mac Donald / @bokeh.of.dublin on Instagram