Destinations

Fifteen places that make the island of Ireland unforgettable, from Atlantic cliffs to Stone Age tombs.

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A 2,500 km coastal touring route from Donegal in the north to Cork in the south: sea cliffs, islands, surf beaches and Irish-speaking villages.

Sheer sea cliffs rising up to 214 m above the Atlantic in County Clare.

A moon-like limestone landscape in County Clare, full of rare wildflowers and ancient tombs.

Three Irish-speaking islands at the mouth of Galway Bay, home to the Dún Aonghasa cliff fort.

Buskers, trad sessions and festivals in the colourful streets of the City of the Tribes.

Wild bogland, the Twelve Bens and the fairy-tale Kylemore Abbey in County Galway.

Some of the highest sea cliffs in Europe, on the wild south-west coast of County Donegal.

The Slea Head Drive, beehive huts and a harbour town full of music in County Kerry.

A 179 km loop of mountains, beaches and villages around the Iveragh Peninsula.

A 6th-century island monastery on a jagged Atlantic rock. UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Ireland's first national park: lakes, waterfalls, native red deer and Muckross House.

A capital city, 5,000 years of history within easy reach of it, and the Causeway Coast of Northern Ireland.

Ireland's capital: the Book of Kells, Georgian squares, the Guinness Storehouse and great pubs.

A 5,000-year-old passage tomb in the Boyne Valley, older than Stonehenge and the pyramids of Giza.

St Kevin's 6th-century monastic city between two glacial lakes in the Wicklow Mountains.

The medieval seat of the Kings of Munster, crowning a limestone outcrop in County Tipperary.

About 40,000 interlocking basalt columns on the Causeway Coast of County Antrim.