CATHEDRAL GALWAY
Majestic Catholic cathedral near Salmon Weir Bridge, one of Europe's newest ...Read more
GALWAY MARKET
A friendly market with craftsmen and stalls set up around the medieval ...Read more
OFFICE DE TOURISME
The tourist office is located in the Galway City Museum, a good address for ...Read more
ST NICHOLAS' CHURCH
Read moreThe largest medieval church in Ireland, built by the Lynch family around 1320, is dedicated to Saint Nicholas of Myra, patron of the sailors. Since the occupation of Galway by the English with Cromwell in 1652, it is a Protestant church.
SALMON WEIR BRIDGE
Read moreThe "Salmon Dam Bridge" (literally translated) was built in 1818 to connect the court to the cathedral, but also to connect with the main road in Connemara. From this bridge you can see the fly fishermen and, in May-June, salmon from the sea to the lakes.
EYRE SQUARE
An ornate square lined with19th-century buildings in the center of Galway, ...Read more
GALWAY CITY MUSEUM
Museum exhibiting various objects linked to the history of Galway, with a ...Read more
BRIDGE MILLS
Famous mill bridge over the River Corrib, over 400 years old, one of the ...Read more
SPANISH ARCH
Read moreOn the shores of Lough Corrib, this is what remains of a th century fort known as Ceann na Bhalla ("End of the Wall"). Its current name, Spanish Arch, dates back to the last century, at the time of trade with Spain.
LYNCH'S CASTLE
A14th-century castle famous for its bas-reliefs of coats of arms, this ...Read more
KENNY'S BOOKSHOP & ART GALLERY
Historic bookshop offering engravings, antiquarian and second-hand books, ...Read more