Shannon Airport 1 hr 5
Galway City Museum (56 min) Small displays of documents, photographs, memorabilia and medieval artefacts chronicling urban life. Eyre Square (58 min) Popular square in the heart of the city featuring grassy areas, trees, sculptures & a playground. Caherconnell Stone Fort & Sheepdog Demonstrations (17 min) Ruins of a medieval stone ring fort featuring a visitor center, a cafe & sheepdog demonstrations. Lynch's Castle (58 min) The only complete non-religious medieval building still standing in Galway features stone gargoyles. Galway Bay (16 min) Stone Age tomb marking a mass grave and built with huge rocks in a table formation. Aillwee Cave (9 min) Atmospheric cave and passage network with guided tours, plus farm and craft shops and birds of prey. Doolin Cave (29 min) Tours of conserved limestone caves housing a record-breaking 7.3 metre long stalactite. Galway Cathedral (58 min) Modern and airy, green-domed, renaissance-style Catholic cathedral, with a mosaic of JF Kennedy. Corcomroe Abbey (12 min) Stone ruins of a stately 13th-century Cistercian monastery in the countryside with a cemetery. The Burren Perfumery (25 min) Rustic headquarters of a family perfume company, with a tea room, herb garden & a blending area. Burren National Park (34 min) Lunar-like landscape of rock and cliffs with 7 walking trails, woodland, otters, mink and lizards. Dunguaire Castle (23 min) Immaculately restored, 16th-century bay-side fortress with a literary history and evening banquets. Spanish Arch (56 min) Added to the 16th-century walls in the 18th century, this archway provides access to Spanish Parade. |