| some rooms add separate sitting areas and bay views. the classic, airy rooms feature free wi-fi, flat-screen tvs with cable channels, and tea and coffeemaking facilities, as well as modern bathrooms with rainfall showerheads and separate tubs. . 5 km from galway's city centre. full breakfast is provided. area tours can be arranged for a fee. there's also a lounge with a piano, and a private back garden. overlooking the bay, this upscale b&b is 4
Shannon Airport 1 hr 13
Dunguaire Castle (42 min)
Immaculately restored, 16th-century bay-side fortress with a literary history and evening banquets. Aran Island Ferries (14 min) Menlo Castle (19 min)
Well-known ruins of a riverfront castle built in the 1500s, with ivy-covered walls. Aillwee Cave (1 hr 8)
Atmospheric cave and passage network with guided tours, plus farm and craft shops and birds of prey. Saint Nicholas' Collegiate Church (10 min)
Large, 14th-century Anglican Episcopal church visited by Oliver Cromwell and Christopher Columbus. Galway Cathedral (10 min)
Modern and airy, green-domed, renaissance-style Catholic cathedral, with a mosaic of JF Kennedy. Eyre Square (12 min)
Popular square in the heart of the city featuring grassy areas, trees, sculptures & a playground. Galway City Museum (11 min)
Small displays of documents, photographs, memorabilia and medieval artefacts chronicling urban life. Corcomroe Abbey (58 min)
Stone ruins of a stately 13th-century Cistercian monastery in the countryside with a cemetery. Lynch's Castle (12 min)
The only complete non-religious medieval building still standing in Galway features stone gargoyles. Galway Atlantaquaria, National Aquarium of Ireland (6 min)
Aquarium featuring native Irish sealife, popular fish feeding sessions & touch pools. Spanish Arch (11 min)
Added to the 16th-century walls in the 18th century, this archway provides access to Spanish Parade. The Latin Quarter (11 min) | 
