Clontarf Castle, Dublin, Ireland by IvanWalsh.com

It doesn’t actually matter what time of the year it is, as Ireland has very unpredictable weather. It may storm after a warm summer morning or it may have hurricane weather after a glorious sunny morning. This is actually what I love most about Ireland, the unpredictable, every day is different kind of life.

Spring months

Spring is a wonderful time to be in Ireland, and it is during this month that the weather is most unpredictable, although, if it is raining it won’t last very long. This month is not the peak tourist month so accommodation and airfares are cheaper, and there are fewer people in the queues for big tourist attractions. The fields are colorful and bright, overall Ireland is at its most beautiful stage.

Summer Months

This is the busiest month of the year, there are loads of festivals and the weather tends to stay warm for the entire day (although not guaranteed). Unlike other countries, Ireland does not get blistering hot, so you can enjoy the summer and the travelling. The biggest bonus of summer is that the sun only sets after 10pm, so you have extra time to enjoy the outdoors.

Winter Months

This is by far the cheapest months to travel in as all hotels and tourist destinations loose plenty of customers in the cold and rain. Most tourists do not like the rain, but I love it! So, if you are on a budget this is the best time to go, and besides it will probably be sunny by 3pm. It will also be darker earlier which means you can start pub crawling earlier.

Autumn Months

This is the best chance to see the beautiful green lands turn all different colors and shades. So, if you like nature, exploring wild life and photography then this is the best month for you.

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The windmills at Kinderdijk date from the 18th century (system was built around 1740) and it is the largest concentration of old windmills in the Netherlands. These windmills were watermills – wind-powered mills used to pump water from low-lying land back into the Lek River. Steam-powered pumps took over in the late nineteenth century (and eventually electricity) but the windmills were still operational in emergencies up to the mid-twentieth century. It is planned to have all windmills at Kinderdijk again in operational order by 2010.

There is free entry to Kinderdijk and to the windmill area and is accessible at any time. The best time to visit is on Saturdays in July and August when all mills are working if sufficient wind is blowing.

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Toruń‘s Old Town was added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List as a World Heritage Site in 1997 and 10 years later it was added to the list of Seven Wonders of Poland.

For your visit to Toruń, you should reserve at least 2 days. The city is a charming especially after sunset, when the souvenir sellers and most tourists disappear from the streets. Best time to visit Toruń is from May to September. During the summer, there are lots of music, theater, gingerbread and other festivals in Toruń.

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Sweden, officially the Kingdom of Sweden, is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy of government with the current king Carl XVI Gustaf. The country has highly developed economy. The capital city is Stockholm, which has about 800,000 inhabitants. The whole kingdom covers 449,964 km² with approximately 9,856,000 inhabitants (of which about 1.5 million are immigrants). The largest cities after Stockholm are Göteborg, Malmö and Uppsala. Three main areas of Sweden, basically corresponding to the southern, central and northern parts of the country are Götaland (south), Svealand (central part) and Norrland (north).

The best time for visiting Sweden is Winter or Summer when you can see the polar night (in Winter) and have the daylight only for a few hours, or polar day (in Summer) with the sun above you almost for 24 hours.

Typical cuisine is Smorgåsbord (a buffet of savoury delicacies), Baltic herring, pea soup and pancakes.

Among the best know people from Sweden you will find actress Greta Garbo or music group ABBA.

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