Shannon Airport 1 hr 8
The Latin Quarter (12 min) Spanish Arch (12 min)
Added to the 16th-century walls in the 18th century, this archway provides access to Spanish Parade. Corcomroe Abbey (53 min)
Stone ruins of a stately 13th-century Cistercian monastery in the countryside with a cemetery. Saint Nicholas' Collegiate Church (9 min)
Large, 14th-century Anglican Episcopal church visited by Oliver Cromwell and Christopher Columbus. Lynch's Castle (12 min)
The only complete non-religious medieval building still standing in Galway features stone gargoyles. Aughnanure Castle (23 min)
Preserved 16th-century fortress with gargantuan fireplaces and a watchtower you can climb. Aran Island Ferries (9 min) Eyre Square (13 min)
Popular square in the heart of the city featuring grassy areas, trees, sculptures & a playground. Galway Cathedral (7 min)
Modern and airy, green-domed, renaissance-style Catholic cathedral, with a mosaic of JF Kennedy. Galway City Museum (11 min)
Small displays of documents, photographs, memorabilia and medieval artefacts chronicling urban life. Galway Atlantaquaria, National Aquarium of Ireland (11 min)
Aquarium featuring native Irish sealife, popular fish feeding sessions & touch pools. Dunguaire Castle (37 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. | 
