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CATHEDRAL GALWAY

Monuments to visit
3.9/5
8 reviews
Majestic Catholic cathedral near Salmon Weir Bridge, one of Europe's newest ... Read more
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GALWAY MARKET

Monuments to visit
4.5/5
2 reviews
A friendly market with craftsmen and stalls set up around the medieval ... Read more
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OFFICE DE TOURISME

Tourist office
4/5
2 reviews
The tourist office is located in the Galway City Museum, a good address for ... Read more
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ST NICHOLAS' CHURCH

Monuments to visit
3.7/5
3 reviews

The 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.

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SALMON WEIR BRIDGE

Monuments to visit
3.7/5
3 reviews

The "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.

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EYRE SQUARE

Monuments to visit
3.5/5
4 reviews
An ornate square lined with19th-century buildings in the center of Galway, ... Read more
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GALWAY CITY MUSEUM

Museums
3.5/5
2 reviews
Museum exhibiting various objects linked to the history of Galway, with a ... Read more
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BRIDGE MILLS

Monuments to visit
3.5/5
2 reviews
Famous mill bridge over the River Corrib, over 400 years old, one of the ... Read more
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SPANISH ARCH

Monuments to visit
3.5/5
2 reviews

On 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.

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LYNCH'S CASTLE

Monuments to visit
3/5
2 reviews
A14th-century castle famous for its bas-reliefs of coats of arms, this ... Read more
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KENNY'S BOOKSHOP & ART GALLERY

Monuments to visit
Historic bookshop offering engravings, antiquarian and second-hand books, ... Read more