| upgraded rooms add sofas and fireplaces. 2 km from coole park (nature reserve). the leisure centre houses a fitness room, a heated indoor pool and a hot tub; massage treatments and fitness classes cost extra. conference/event facilities (for up to 250 guests) are available, and parking is free. off the n18 road, this upscale hotel and leisure centre occupies a former 19th-century manor, 4. traditional irish cuisine is served in both a gothic-inspired dining room and a casual bistro. 8 km from galway airport, and 27. check-in time: 6:00 pmcheck-out time: 12:00 pm. a warm bar also serves pub fare. the sophisticated rooms come with free wi-fi, flat-screen tvs and coffeemakers
Shannon Airport 54 min
Corcomroe Abbey (37 min)
Stone ruins of a stately 13th-century Cistercian monastery in the countryside with a cemetery. Lynch's Castle (17 min)
The only complete non-religious medieval building still standing in Galway features stone gargoyles. Galway City Museum (15 min)
Small displays of documents, photographs, memorabilia and medieval artefacts chronicling urban life. Eyre Square (17 min)
Popular square in the heart of the city featuring grassy areas, trees, sculptures & a playground. Spanish Arch (15 min)
Added to the 16th-century walls in the 18th century, this archway provides access to Spanish Parade. The Latin Quarter (16 min) Galway Atlantaquaria, National Aquarium of Ireland (19 min)
Aquarium featuring native Irish sealife, popular fish feeding sessions & touch pools. Dunguaire Castle (21 min)
Immaculately restored, 16th-century bay-side fortress with a literary history and evening banquets. Menlo Castle (19 min)
Well-known ruins of a riverfront castle built in the 1500s, with ivy-covered walls. Aran Island Ferries (14 min) Galway Cathedral (17 min)
Modern and airy, green-domed, renaissance-style Catholic cathedral, with a mosaic of JF Kennedy. Saint Nicholas' Collegiate Church (17 min)
Large, 14th-century Anglican Episcopal church visited by Oliver Cromwell and Christopher Columbus. Rinville Park (8 min) Athenry Castle (14 min)
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