Guidebook for Galway

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Guidebook for Galway

Food Scene

AMAZING seafood and steaks. Great for eating out and catering (get in touch early). There is a great, rustic ambiance and very friendly staff. They do delicious lunches and great dinners.
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Kai Restaurant
22 Sea Rd
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AMAZING seafood and steaks. Great for eating out and catering (get in touch early). There is a great, rustic ambiance and very friendly staff. They do delicious lunches and great dinners.
Really great seafood and steaks. Some of the best seafood dishes I have ever had.
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Oscars Seafood Bistro
22 Dominick St Upper
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Really great seafood and steaks. Some of the best seafood dishes I have ever had.
Delicious Italian dining at a great cost.
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Mona Lisa Restaurant
17 William St W
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Delicious Italian dining at a great cost.
Good for lunch, breakfast and cakes. Open from 8-11.30 for breakfasts.
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Gourmet Tart Company
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Good for lunch, breakfast and cakes. Open from 8-11.30 for breakfasts.
Michelin star restaurant, just a 5 minute walk from the house.
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Aniar Restaurant & Boutique Cookery School
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Michelin star restaurant, just a 5 minute walk from the house.
Exquisite selection of cheese and wine.
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Sheridans Cheesemongers
14 Churchyard St
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Exquisite selection of cheese and wine.
The Galway market is open on Saturdays and Sundays offering local produce, arts and crafts, and delicious hot food. This is the perfect place to buy gifts.
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Galway Market
7 Lombard St
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The Galway market is open on Saturdays and Sundays offering local produce, arts and crafts, and delicious hot food. This is the perfect place to buy gifts.

Drinks & Nightlife

Great Bar and music venue. Nice spot to sit on Quay street and people watch, then head inside for what is always fantastic live music. Music starts around 9pm every night and it's free. The Quays music hall doorway is beside the pub and is a great place for a late night drink and live music.
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The Quays Bar and Restaurant
Quay Lane
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Great Bar and music venue. Nice spot to sit on Quay street and people watch, then head inside for what is always fantastic live music. Music starts around 9pm every night and it's free. The Quays music hall doorway is beside the pub and is a great place for a late night drink and live music.
Traditional Irish pub with nightly music and daytime live music sessions at the weekend.
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Crane Bar
2 Sea Rd
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Traditional Irish pub with nightly music and daytime live music sessions at the weekend.
Great music hall, playing all kinds of music, mainly traditional in a casual atmosphere.
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Monroe's Laughter Gaff
14 Dominick St Upper
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Great music hall, playing all kinds of music, mainly traditional in a casual atmosphere.
Good nightly music and a decent pint of Guinness.
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O'Connors Pub
Upper Salthill Road
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Good nightly music and a decent pint of Guinness.
Fine wine and cheese with a great atmosphere. There is always a wonderful eclectic mix of people here, with great conversation. There is a shop downstairs during the day and a wine and cheese bar upstairs.
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Sheridans Wine Bar & Shop
14 Churchyard St
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Fine wine and cheese with a great atmosphere. There is always a wonderful eclectic mix of people here, with great conversation. There is a shop downstairs during the day and a wine and cheese bar upstairs.
Home to some of the finest restaurants and Irish pubs in Galway. This is the beginning of the main bustle of town centre and has a condensed selection of my favorites. This is a great street to hop in and out of pubs, with a great live music scene and a great vibe.
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The Latin Quarter
22 High St
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Home to some of the finest restaurants and Irish pubs in Galway. This is the beginning of the main bustle of town centre and has a condensed selection of my favorites. This is a great street to hop in and out of pubs, with a great live music scene and a great vibe.

Sightseeing

World Heritage site standing 214m (702ft) at their highest point they stretch for 8km (5miles) along the Atlantic coast.
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Cliffs of Moher
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World Heritage site standing 214m (702ft) at their highest point they stretch for 8km (5miles) along the Atlantic coast.
Located around the mouthy of Galway bay. The Aran islands is a stunning day trip. Get the ferry from Rosaveal, hire bikes when you get there. Cycle, walk or bus around the islands, check out the ancient fort, Dun Aengus and Dun Duchathair iron age forts and fifth century monasteries on Inishmore.
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Aran Islands
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Located around the mouthy of Galway bay. The Aran islands is a stunning day trip. Get the ferry from Rosaveal, hire bikes when you get there. Cycle, walk or bus around the islands, check out the ancient fort, Dun Aengus and Dun Duchathair iron age forts and fifth century monasteries on Inishmore.
Take a guided historic tour of Galway City. There are lots of tour guides available. Pre-booking advisable.
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Quay Street
Quay Street
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Take a guided historic tour of Galway City. There are lots of tour guides available. Pre-booking advisable.
Discover the unique and natural beauty of the Burren national park, covering 160 square kilometers. Centuries of weathering has produced a landscape of tiered mountains, disappearing lakes, limestone pavements, underground cave systems, including the famous Aillwee caves. There is a rare species of plants and birds.
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Burren
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Discover the unique and natural beauty of the Burren national park, covering 160 square kilometers. Centuries of weathering has produced a landscape of tiered mountains, disappearing lakes, limestone pavements, underground cave systems, including the famous Aillwee caves. There is a rare species of plants and birds.

Parks & Nature

Home to the Diamond mountain, one of the best mountain hikes in Connemara . Spectacular views of the Twelve Bens, the hills of Connemara. Nearly world class Connemara Championship Golf Links. Views on a fine day of Inishturk, Inishbofin and Inishshark.
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Connemara-Nationalpark
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Home to the Diamond mountain, one of the best mountain hikes in Connemara . Spectacular views of the Twelve Bens, the hills of Connemara. Nearly world class Connemara Championship Golf Links. Views on a fine day of Inishturk, Inishbofin and Inishshark.
The Burren is a National Park in County Clare, South West of Galway. It’s a landscape of bedrock and vast cracked glacial-era limestone, with cliffs and caves, fossils, rock formations and archaeological sites. Sits on the Atlantic coast and home to thousands of seabirds, including puffins.
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Nationalpark Burren
2 Church Street
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The Burren is a National Park in County Clare, South West of Galway. It’s a landscape of bedrock and vast cracked glacial-era limestone, with cliffs and caves, fossils, rock formations and archaeological sites. Sits on the Atlantic coast and home to thousands of seabirds, including puffins.

Arts & Culture

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Galway City Museum
Spanish Parade
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Druid Theatre Company
Flood Street
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Galway International Arts Festival
Dyke Road
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Entertainment & Activities

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Galway Races
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Connacht Rugby
College Road
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Galway International Oyster Festival Ltd
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Pearse Stadium
Rockbarton Road
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Blackrock Beach
Salthill Road Lower
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Lough Corrib Fly Fishing

Getting Around

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Galway station
Station Road
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Busbahnhof Galway
Fairgreen Road
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Shannon Airport
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