full irish breakfast is served in the airy dining room; evening meals can be arranged for a fee. in the lower salthill neighbourhood, this cosy b&b is set in a grand 1920s stone house. there's also a lounge, a patio with seating, and a garden. parking is free. . some rooms offer claw-foot tubs, garden views and/or direct patio access. the 6 rooms with en suite bathrooms are individually decorated with antique furnishings and feature cable tv. it's a 6-minute walk from seapoint promenade and 2 km from galway city museum Shannon Airport 1 hr 10
Saint Nicholas' Collegiate Church (6 min) Large, 14th-century Anglican Episcopal church visited by Oliver Cromwell and Christopher Columbus. Galway Atlantaquaria, National Aquarium of Ireland (4 min) Aquarium featuring native Irish sealife, popular fish feeding sessions & touch pools. Corcomroe Abbey (56 min) Stone ruins of a stately 13th-century Cistercian monastery in the countryside with a cemetery. Spanish Arch (6 min) Added to the 16th-century walls in the 18th century, this archway provides access to Spanish Parade. Menlo Castle (16 min) Well-known ruins of a riverfront castle built in the 1500s, with ivy-covered walls. Aran Island Ferries (9 min) Eyre Square (7 min) Popular square in the heart of the city featuring grassy areas, trees, sculptures & a playground. Lynch's Castle (7 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 City Museum (6 min) Small displays of documents, photographs, memorabilia and medieval artefacts chronicling urban life. Dunguaire Castle (40 min) Immaculately restored, 16th-century bay-side fortress with a literary history and evening banquets. The Latin Quarter (6 min) Galway Walks - Galway City Walking Tours (7 min) |