Page 12 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - Ireland

10  INTRODUCING IRELAND

DISCOVERING IRELAND

The following itineraries have been designed whole country covers many of Ireland’s must-
to take in as many of Ireland’s highlights as see sights, stopping off at cities and areas of
possible, while keeping long-distance travel great natural beauty. Extra suggestions are
manageable. First comes a two-day tour of provided for those who want to extend their
the country’s capital, Dublin. There is a three- trip to 10 days. Finally, there is a superb two-
day tour of Northern Ireland, with some time week tour of the whole country, which takes in
spent in the fascinating city of Belfast, as well all the sights of the one-week tour and more.
as a trip to the beautiful Ards Peninsula and Pick, combine and follow your favourite tours,
the Causeway Coast. A one-week tour of the or simply dip in and out and be inspired.
Dunluce
Horn Head Castle Giant’s Causeway
Portrush
Bloody Foreland Benone Strand Old Bushmills
Distillery
The Rosses DONEGAL Derry
DERRY ANTRIM
Glencolmcille NORTHERN
Donegal IRELAND Ulster Folk and
Transport Museum
TYRONE Belfast Mount Stewart
House
Portaferry
Sligo DOWN Strangford
FERMANAGH
ARMAGH Downpatrick
SLIGO LEITRIM MONAGHAN
Achill
Island MAYO
CAVAN
LOUTH
Carrick-a-rede Rope Bridge Westport ROSCOMMON
Hanging 25 m (80 ft) above the sea, the Carrick-a-rede Kylemore LONGFORD
Rope Bridge spans a scary 20-m (65-ft) chasm across Abbey MEATH Boyne Valley
to a tiny rocky island. Connemara NP REPUBLIC OF Newgrange and Knowth
Clifden Hill of Tara
IRELAND WESTMEATH
Roundstone
Galway
Dublin
One Week in Ireland GALWAY OFFALY KILDARE
Ballyvaughan Powerscourt
• Spend a day exploring Doolin Mullaghmore Military Road
the city of Dublin, Ireland’s Cliffs of Moher LAOIS WICKLOW Wicklow
buzzing capital. CLARE Mountains
Ennis
• Drive around the beautiful, Kilkee
Bunratty Castle CARLOW
Ring of Kerry, taking in sea Killimer Limerick Kilkenny
views along the way. Tarbert TIPPERARY
Bennettsbridge
• See the breathtaking LIMERICK Cashel
Cliffs of Moher in the KILKENNY WEXFORD
Dingle
Burren, County Clare. Peninsula Tralee
Ballyferriter Waterford
• Seek out great music in the KERRY
Dingle WATERFORD
vibrant city of Galway.
Killarney CORK
• Explore the North Antrim Youghal
Coastline, stopping off at Ring of Kerry Kenmare Cork Midleton
the beautiful sandy beach
of Benone Strand.
Bantry Kinsale
• Stand in awe at the
Drombeg
magnificent Giant’s Stone Circle
Causeway in County Antrim. Baltimore
• Visit the passage tombs of
Newgrange in the Boyne Key
Valley to find out about One week in Ireland
Ireland’s prehistoric past. Two weeks in Ireland
A View of Powerscourt by George Barret the Elder (c. 1728 –84)
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Date 26th November 2012
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