Galway Tour

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Galway is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Ireland. Visitors contribute a lot to the life of the city and are welcomed by Galwegians for doing so.Visitors come to our shows, support our festivals, encourage our street artists and add a cosmopolitan feel to a wonderful city.Galway returns the favours bestowed on it by visitors by making it easy to access information about the city, what's happening and where it's happening.

Aillwee Caves

Although one of the oldest in Ireland, Aillwee Cave is still a fairly recent discovery. Located near Ballyvaughan, Aillwee Cave is still one of the few caves which has the features of Clare underground - great caverns, stalactites, subterranean rivers - and which is easily accessible to the general public.

Aran Islands

On the very edge of Europe, The Aran Islands rich in the language, culture and heritage of Ireland, unique in its geology and archaeology and in its long tradition of gentle hospitality. Here is a place to sense the spirit of Gaelic Ireland, to touch the past, but with all the comforts and facilities of the present. Aran will take you back to an Ireland of Celts and Early Christians. This is an island of great peace and tranquility, but it is also an island of great fun and activity.

Cong (Quiet Man Country)

More than 50 years have passed since Irish-American director John Ford shot his classic movie The Quiet Man in Ireland. But interest in the film has never been stronger. Shot on location in the west of Ireland John Ford’s beloved romantic comedy, The Quiet Man has been both reviled and celebrated for its larger-than-life portrayal of the Emerald Isle. Most of the Quiet Man outdoor scenes were shot in various locations in counties Galway and Mayo - mainly around the scenic Maam Valley on the shores of Lough Corrib, Ashford Castle and the nearby village of Cong.

Coole Park

Coole Park in Gort County Galway is the former home of Lady Gregory - founder and director of The Abbey Theatre, Ireland's National Theatre, and friend of William Butler Yeats - poet and fellow director of The Abbey.

Dungaire Castle

Dunguaire Castle is a small 17th century castle on a rocky promontory, situated just outside the picturesque village of Kinvara on the shores of Galway Bay. This castle was built 500 years ago in an inspirational place commanding the shores of the majestic Galway Bay ~ situated 300 yards outside Kinvara Village. It is famed in song and story even this day. The castle is 500 years old and in that time has had a chequered history.

Galway City

Galway city, on the west coast of Ireland, sits on the River Corrib and is small in comparison with other cities. It is a young and vibrant place, yet ancient and historic. Although its population is only about 60,000 it is the fastest growing city in Europe.

Galway Crystal

Galway Irish Crystal has long been one of the world's best known and loved brands of traditionally crafted Irish lead crystal. Nestled in the heart of the West of Ireland, on the shores of Galway Bay, Galway Irish Crystal is steeped in the rich and diverse heritage of this unique hinterland.

Kylemore Abbey

Kylemore Abbey is the home of the Irish Benedictine Nuns. Its origins date back to Benedict of Nursia who wrote a rule for monks in the late 5th century. They follow that rule and our foundation dates from 1665.

Rathbaun Farm

Rathbaun Farm is situated in a rural area of Southwest County Galway in Ardrahan. The Connolly family have been farming the 80 acres of land for over 200 years and Fintan Connolly continues this tradition today. The main livestock are sheep, with some cows and horses. Visitors to Rathbaun Farm will become enchanted by its thatched cottage home, turf fire, stone walls and an array of animals.

Royal Tara China

Royal Tara China is handmade in Galway, Ireland. Its reputation for excellent design is only exceeded by its craftsmanship and quality. The trellis shamrock pattern is a reminder to people everywhere of a land filled with greenery, enchanting lakes, mists and mountains, and friendly warm welcomes. Each piece of Royal Tara china is individually handcrafted for you.

The Burren

The Burren lies south of Galway in County Clare, Ireland. The name Burren is from the Irish - bhoireann meaning a stony place. Its formation has lain unspoiled since the ice-age and is composed of karstic limestone, the largest area of such in western Europe.

It is a place of surprise and delight to botanists, archaeologists and ecologists alike and occupies an area of approximately 300 sq. kilometres. The area itself is very bleak in appearance with glacial soil loss at a maximum. However is does have sufficient soil to grow a wide variety of the most unusual and rarest of plants, many of them strange bedfellows.

Thoor Ballylee

The tower or castle that Yeats bought was a sixteeneth century norman castle built by the family de Burgo, or Burke. It consisted of four floors with one room on each, connected by a spiral stone stairway built into the seven-foot thickness of the massive outer wall. Each floor had a window overlooking the river which flowed alongside. At the top here was a flat roof reached by a final steep flight of steps from the floor below.

Golf - Bearna Golf Club

Bearna Golf and Country Club inaugerated in 1996, is a gender equity Club with 500 members.The Club's motto -Failte agus Ceol na Fuiseoige leat- meaning " Welcome, and may lark-song accompany you" is intended to signal the tranquility and reception which awaits the visitor on every fairway.

Golf - Galway Bay Golf Club

Galway Bay Golf & Country Club is laid out on the picturesque Renville Peninsula, one of the most historic sites in the west of Ireland. The golf course is literally peppered with historic remains including the mystical Rathnapours ring fort, an ancient fairy fort and ruins dating back to the 16th century. Christy O'Connor Jr. carried out the design of the course with the aim of preserving and highlighting such ancient sites, high on his agenda.



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