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Galway Tourism

Galway Tourism

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For visitors, the best thing about Galway is that you can walk everywhere. As soon as you arrive, enjoy a walk through the city streets. There, you'll find lively pubs, independent shops and winding cobblestone streets packed with students, artists, writers and craftspeople. You may even hear Gaelic spoken. For a day trip,... more
For visitors, the best thing about Galway is that you can walk everywhere. As soon as you arrive, enjoy a walk through the city streets. There, you'll find lively pubs, independent shops and winding cobblestone streets packed with students, artists, writers and craftspeople. You may even hear Gaelic spoken. For a day trip, take a ferry to the island of Inis Mor. You'll return refreshed by the ocean air and Inis Mor's breathtaking scenery. Oh, and be sure to wear sunscreen on the island, no matter how chilly it is. (Just trust us, okay?)
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“Galway” PlanetWare.com
“Introduction to Galway” Frommer's
“Pint-Sized and Growing: Ireland's Galway City Preserves a Link to Its Celtic Past” Washington Post
“Galivanting in Galway” NZNewsUK.co.uk
“48 Hours in: Galway, Ireland” Belfast Telegraph
“A guide to the city of tribes” Irish Times
“48 Hours in Galway” Independent.co.uk
“Irish Cooking: A Culinary Quest” Washington Post (free registration required)
“Going To: Galway” New York Times (free registration required)
“At Irish hostel, plug in anywhere and surf” Los Angeles Times (free registration required)
“Step back in time in Ireland” TravelLady
“Singing in the Rain in Galway” Go World Travel Magazine
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“Galway Travel Blogs, Photos and Videos” TravelPod.com
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“GREAT IRISH MUSIC” VirtualTourist.com
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For visitors, the best thing about Galway is that you can walk everywhere. As soon as you arrive, enjoy a walk through the city streets. There, you'll find lively pubs, independent shops and winding cobblestone streets packed with students, artists, writers and craftspeople. You may even hear Gaelic spoken. For a day trip, take a ferry to the island of Inis Mor. You'll return refreshed by the ocean air and Inis Mor's breathtaking scenery. Oh, and be sure to wear sunscreen on the island, no matter how chilly it is. (Just trust us, okay?) more »

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