This confirms what we have always believed at Sheila's Cork Hostel......
Here's what the Irish Times had to say on 03/11/09:
"CORK HAS been listed alongside cities in the US, Canada and Italy in a new Lonely Planet travel guide for the top places to visit in 2010.
The Best in Travel 2010 published this week is the travel company’s fifth in its annual collection of the best places to go and best things to do in the year ahead.
Cork was listed as a “top city” alongside Abu Dhabi, Charleston (South Carolina, USA), Cuenca (Ecuador), Istanbul, Kyoto, Lecce in Italy, Sarajevo, Singapore and Vancouver. The guide said Cork was now “at the top of its game: sophisticated, vibrant and diverse”.
Tourism leaders in Cork have declared the inclusion of the city as being “a major boost”, particularly in recessionary times. Cork is the only Irish listing in the Lonely Planet for 2010.
The news was welcomed on the People’s Republic of Cork website, a celebration of all things Leeside. One member reacted with the line, “Am glad that others are finally realising that we are special,” while another joked, “Heard the writer of the guide is from Knocknaheeny”. Another posted: “Cork is an excellent city. It’s small enough to navigate around, it has interesting shops, fine pubs and good restaurants. Far too many people diss our great city instead of being proud of it.”"
