Where to go to be in the know...about travel
If you want to experience quintessential Western Ireland, the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry is the perfect place for you to visit. The area abounds with ancient and historic sites and the scenery is green and spectacular. There are sites on the Dingle Peninsula that show signs of habitation as far back as the Mesolithic Age, about 8,000 to 4,000 BC. You can access all of the historic sites mentioned here from the scenic Slea Head Drive, a must for any visit to Dingle .
Sitting on outside benches of our Viking ship watching pastoral scenes of cattle and cottages, we made our way from the town of Anthlone to Clonmacnoise, a monastic site one and a half hours away.
Visitors to Northern Ireland who have curiosity about ancient cultures will be fascinated by the burial grounds at Carrowmore, the oldest and largest cemetery of megalithic tombs in Ireland.
Lough Eske Castle is a legendary building in a storybook
location just outside Donegal Town in Northern Ireland.
Imagine our delight to discover a well-maintained castle and estate, now Glenveagh National Park, in the heart of the Derryveagh Mountains in northwest County Donegal.
One of natural wonders of the world and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Giant’s Causeway, a spectacular area of 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, is Northern Ireland’s most popular tourist attraction.
