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UK Holidays - The Rough Guide to Ireland 9 (Rough Guide Travel Guides)

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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 914 EAN: 9781858280561 ISBN: 1858280567 Label: Rough Guides Manufacturer: Rough Guides Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 752 Publication Date: 2008-05-19 Publisher: Rough Guides Studio: Rough Guides
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Explore every corner of this beautiful island (North and South) with the revised eighth edition. The full-colour introduction will inspire you on where to go and what to see, from the spectacular scenery of the west coast and the strange geometry of the Giant''s Causeway to the wild Aran Islands and lively bars of Dublin. In addition, you’ll find full-colour sections throughout on: ''Irish Music'', ''Under-rated Cuisine'' and ''Lively Festivals'' and now an additional insert on ''Gaelic Games''. The guide features listings for all the very best hotels and restaurants, plus information on all the top bars, shops and the best places to hear traditional Irish Music. Take a detailed look at Ireland''s history and culture with background on everything from the megalithic remains at Bru na Boinne to how to play the uilleann pipes. This updated edition includes contexts sections on history and traditional music and features a brand new literature section. The guide comes complete with maps and plans for the whole island with new maps of Wicklow mountains, Kinsale, Cashel, Dingle town, The Burren and Westport. Make sure your trip the Emerald isle is one not to forget with this ultimate guide. Make the most of your time with The Rough Guide to Ireland
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Customer Rating:      Summary: Easy to Use Travel Guide Comment: We havn't gone to Ireland yet, but this guide is helping us plan our trip. Its very easy to use and it has good information regarding prices....
Customer Rating:      Summary: Come to Ireland.... Comment: This ninth edition is the latest version of an excellent guide to the beautiful land and lovely people of Ireland. Situated on the edge of Europe, between Britain and the North Atlantic, Ireland offers something for practically everyone: its scenic rugged coasts and surprising beaches, its incredibly green hills and rugged valleys, and its cities, fascinating mixture of the ancient and the modern. Ireland has a Christian tradition dating back to the dawn of the common era, well marked by cathedrals, chapels, monastaries, and hermits' hut. It is one of the bastions of Celtic culture. Ireland's more modern history is both thrilling and heartbreaking, and can be found in modern Dublin and in a 19th century famine cottage.
The guide offers the standard travelers information on Ireland, along with sections on its unique culture, sports, and food and drink. Subsequent chapters explore each of its counties and major cities. A concluding section offers a sampling of Ireland's history, literature, and music. There are suggestions for room and board. The informative text is supplemented by lots of maps, graphics, and photographs. Coupled with a good motoring map, this guide may be all most tourists need to explore Ireland.
As a sample, consider County Kerry in the west of Ireland. From the principal town of Killarney, one may visit Killarney National Park, which features Ireland's highest mountain, reached through the picturesque Hag's Glen. Beyond the beautiful Killarney Lakes is the stunning Black Valley, home to an extended trek around several small lakes and farms. Beyond Killarney is the Ring of Kerry, a driving tour around a beautiful peninsula jutting into the Atlantic. At its tip are the Skellings, small islands once home to a remote colony of Christian hermits. On the adjacent Dingle Peninsula are the remains of an Iron-Age fort, only a few miles from views of the Blaskett Islands, once an isolated community whose heritage is celebrated in a unique cultural center on the mainland. Just down the road is the Gallarus Oratory, a dry-stone early Christian chapel.
"The Rough Guide to Ireland, ninth edition" is very highly recommended to those travelers planning a visit to Ireland.
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