with views across a park to galway bay, this straightforward bed-and-breakfast is 2 km from both galway ceannt train station and the spanish arch. theres a cosy guest lounge. . upgraded rooms have balconies and bay views. galway city museum is also 2 km away. traditional irish breakfast is served. the unassuming rooms feature flat-screen tvs, free wi-fi, and tea and coffeemaking facilities, as well as en suite bathrooms. parking is complimentary Shannon Airport 1 hr 11
Corcomroe Abbey (55 min) Stone ruins of a stately 13th-century Cistercian monastery in the countryside with a cemetery. Eyre Square (6 min) Popular square in the heart of the city featuring grassy areas, trees, sculptures & a playground. Saint Nicholas' Collegiate Church (13 min) Large, 14th-century Anglican Episcopal church visited by Oliver Cromwell and Christopher Columbus. Dunguaire Castle (39 min) Immaculately restored, 16th-century bay-side fortress with a literary history and evening banquets. Menlo Castle (16 min) Well-known ruins of a riverfront castle built in the 1500s, with ivy-covered walls. Galway City Museum (10 min) Small displays of documents, photographs, memorabilia and medieval artefacts chronicling urban life. The Latin Quarter (11 min) Galway Atlantaquaria, National Aquarium of Ireland (7 min) Aquarium featuring native Irish sealife, popular fish feeding sessions & touch pools. Lynch's Castle (6 min) The only complete non-religious medieval building still standing in Galway features stone gargoyles. Galway Cathedral (6 min) Modern and airy, green-domed, renaissance-style Catholic cathedral, with a mosaic of JF Kennedy. Galway Walks - Galway City Walking Tours (7 min) Aran Island Ferries (8 min) Spanish Arch (10 min) Added to the 16th-century walls in the 18th century, this archway provides access to Spanish Parade. |