Which trip suits you Galway works as a base for four full-day outings, each in a different direction. The table of facts below comes first, followed by notes on each. Prices are in euro. Trip Direction Travel time Cost to know Inis Mór West About 50 minutes by bus plus a 40 minute ferry Ferry adult return €34 Connemara National Park North-west About 80 km to Letterfrack Free entry Cliffs of Moher South, in Clare 1.

Ways to spend a couple’s weekend Galway’s romance is small-scale: a long walk, a ring, a pub snug and a good dinner. Here is how those fit together. Prices are in euro. Late afternoon: the Long Walk Start at the Spanish Arch and stroll out along the Long Walk, the row of coloured houses beside the river mouth. The best time is the hour before sunset, when the sun drops across Galway Bay toward the hills of the Burren.

A route through the landmarks These landmarks follow a natural line from the railway station, through the old town, to the quays and out along the bay. Everything lies within a 20 minute walk except the last stop. 1. Eyre Square The park outside Ceannt Station was the setting for a 1963 speech by John F. Kennedy and is a convenient place to begin. Dublin trains arrive here after about 2 hours 20 minutes.

Kid-friendly stops, by effort Children usually need one easy win a day. Galway offers a few, and most are close together. All prices are in euro. Easy and indoors Galway Atlantaquaria in Salthill shows sharks, rays and an octopus among its native Irish species. Online tickets are €15 for adults, €10 for children and €12 for seniors or students. Family bundles cost €32 for one adult and two children, €36 for two adults and one child, and €45 for two adults and two children.

A quick guide by interest Galway is small enough that one afternoon covers a lot. Here is what to do, sorted by what you like, with the practical details. Prices are in euro. If you like live music The city’s pubs host traditional sessions, and the musicians sit together rather than on a stage. The Crane Bar, Sea Road: sessions every night of the week, with the upstairs room starting about 21:30.