Top things to do in Cork
Here are the top 10 things to do as you explore the buzzing city, beautiful surrounds and friendly atmosphere of Cork!
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The lively city and its gorgeous surroundings of Cork on the island of Ireland are full of star attractions. Where else would you find a thriving 18th century food market, an iconic whiskey legacy and a sure-fire way to obtain the famous Irish “gift of the gab”? With its vibrant city, beautiful coastline, delicious food and colourful towns, a trip to Cork on the island of Ireland is sure to be an unforgettable one!
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- Built nearly 600 years ago, Blarney Castle is the home of the famous Blarney Stone, which is believed to bestow the “gift of gab” to those who kiss it!
- St Anne’s Church still retains its original 18th century bells. Visitors can climb to the top of the tower and ring the Shandon Bells while taking in the stunning panoramic view of the city.
- Located off coast of Cork, Spike Island (Europe's Leading Tourist Attraction 2017) is the only place in Ireland where you’ll find a monastery, fortress and prison all in the one spot!
- Cobh harbour is said to be the largest natural harbour in the world. This marina was the final stop for the RMS Titanic before departing on its ill-fated voyage to the United States.
- For 200 years the Jameson distillery was located in Dublin, but in 1975 it relocated to Midleton, County Cork. Guided tours bring to life the rich legacy of this famous liquid gold – and a taste of the tipple always goes down a treat!
- The English Market in Cork city is the place to pick up traditional specialities like drisheen (black pudding) and pigs’ trotters, although the 55 or so stalls also stock delicious bread, fish, cheese, fruit and veg! - The newly renovated home of Cork GAA (Gaelic Games), Páirc Uí Chaoimh hosts not only matches, but also a variety of concerts – notable gigs in the past include Michael Jackson, Prince, Oasis and most recently Ed Sheeran!
- The mission of the Cork Jazz Festival was to produce the best jazz festival in Ireland and one of the best in Europe… and they have certainly achieved this! With this year being the festival’s 40th birthday, you can expect this year’s festival to be bigger and better than ever.
- Fota House, a beautifully designed 19th century home, offers visitors an intimate look into how life was lived in the past. Visitors get a great understanding of how members of the gentry and the servants alike lived, by exploring the brilliantly preserved estate.
- Cork City Gaol may look like a castle, but it was in fact a 19th century prison! Now open to the public as a tourist attraction, visitors get a fascinating insight into day-to-day prison life back in the 1800s.
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Places to see in ( Helensburgh - UK )
Places to see in ( Helensburgh - UK )
Helensburgh is a town within the Helensburgh and Lomond Area of Argyll and Bute Council, Scotland. Helensburgh also has its own Community Council. ntil local government reorganisation in 1996 Helensburgh was in Dumbarton District and hence also in Strathclyde Region; prior to 1975 it was a small burgh with its own town council within Dunbartonshire. In the Middle Ages it was within the Earldom of Lennox, an area sometimes referred to as The Lennox. It lies on the north shore of the Firth of Clyde and the mouth of the Gareloch is close to the western boundary of the town.
Helensburgh is 25 miles (40 km) north-west of Glasgow. The town faces south towards Greenock across the Firth of Clyde, which is approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) wide at this point. Ocean-going ships can call at Greenock, but the shore at Helensburgh is very shallow, although to the west of the town the Gareloch is deep.
Helensburgh lies at the western mainland end of the Highland Boundary Fault. This means that the hills to the north of Helensburgh lie in the Highlands, whereas the land to the south of Helensburgh is in the Lowlands or Central Belt of Scotland. Consequently, there is a wide variety of landscape in the surrounding area – for example, Loch Lomond (part of Scotland's first National Park) is only 4 miles (6.4 km) over the hill to the north-east of Helensburgh. Although the Highland Boundary Fault is not geologically active, very minor earthquakes do occur occasionally in the area.
Helensburgh is an attractive small seaside town set in beautiful scenery - as the picture looking west from the pier shows. Because of its setting Helensburgh has for long been considered to have some of Scotland's highest house prices. Indeed, in a 2006 survey, Helensburgh was shown to be the second most expensive town in which to buy property in Scotland. The older parts of the town are laid out in the gridiron pattern, Helensburgh being an early example of a planned town in Scotland. The character of the town is further enhanced by its many tree-lined streets, and the cherry blossom in the Spring is a particular feature; a consequence is that the town has been referred to as the Garden City of the Clyde.
After the arrival of the railway many attractive villas were built in Helensburgh as the homes of wealthy business people from Glasgow. As a result of this Helensburgh has two Conservation Areas. The smaller of these is The Hill House Conservation Area, based on the masterpiece of architecture by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, and built for the publisher Walter Blackie.
The town is served by three railway stations. The principal one is Helensburgh Central, the terminus of the North Clyde Line and Craigendoran at the east end of the town is on the same line. Helensburgh Upper is on the West Highland Line; trains from here go to Fort William, Mallaig and Oban while, in the opposite direction, the Caledonian Sleeper provides a direct train service to London. There is also a bus service to Glasgow, as well as local bus services within the town and to the Vale of Leven and to Carrick Castle.
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Discover New England and Connecticut with Michael Doorley from Shandon Travel Cork
Discover New England and Connecticut with Michael Doorley from Shandon Travel Cork.
- First time to Connecticut, one was always on my bucket list but never got to it. Delighted with the experience we had. Pre-clearance, obviously a big advantage. The flight was fine, very good flight. Bradley Airport, small, compact, easy to maneuver and get around. You're collecting your baggage within 10 minutes of getting off the aircraft, it's good. Highlights, I suppose, across the board were the people, which kind of surprised me, we're used to American, arriving in New York and it's all go, go, go, go, go. Totally laid back here, the nicest people you could meet. Food, hotels were, food was outstanding. Again we're not necessarily used to great food in the bigger cities, outstanding food along here. Yale University I suppose stood out heavily for me as well, I enjoyed that very much. Those were the two outstanding, the people and Yale University to me. You could use it as a base and have three good days around here and go to most interesting places. We didn't see half probably of what the area has to offer. But absolutely for tourism coming out of Ireland with a direct flight and a short flight back, it should be a success. Yeah, I think the market in Ireland is gonna be the four and five star hotels except for the exceptional B&B that we stayed in for one night, that was fantastic. Outside of that it's gonna be four star, maybe five star hotels. Yeah, that's about it, B&B, probably not that much but I would think it's four and five star. The particular one on the Native Indians was outstanding, I should have mentioned that actually as really an outstanding one. The knowledge that our guide had, his in depth knowledge, was phenomenal and it was given clearly, precisely, unbiased, he was terrific, it is worth a visit for anybody coming to this region. Mystic was a surprise, I wasn't aware of it before. Mystic was terrific, you could spend a night or two nights comfortably there. And of course Yale and New Haven, worth a visit. If you're meeting nice people all over the place, it just it fits and we had a crazy group and they were very accepted by everybody.
The Holiday Show, Limerick 2017 - Unravel Travel TV
The Holiday Show 2017 in association with Shannon Airport will take place at UL Arena, University of Limerick, Co. Limerick on Saturday and Sunday, 18th and 19th of February, 2017 from 12 noon to 5.30pm each day.
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Beauty Glow
Bill O Brien’s Doolin Ferry Co
Brian McEniff Bundoran Hotel
Causeway Coast & Glens Borough Council
Charles Taylor Trading
Clare Tourism
ClickandGo.com
Cliffs of Moher Visitor Experience
Cosy Campers
Creation Travel
Delta
Discover Mayo
Discovery Cove Orlando
Doolin2Aran Ferries
DoSomethingDifferent.com
Eagles Flying/Irish Raptor Research Centre
Ethiopian Airlines
Forever Lifestyle N9
Hotel Westport
India Tourism
Ion Body Armour Ireland
Irish Camping and Caravan Club
Justsplit.com
KBC Bank
Lakeside Hotel Killaloe
Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority
Limerick Travel
Little Windsor
Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism
MSC Cruises
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Riu Hotels & Resorts
Ryanair
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment
Select Hotels of Ireland
Shandon Travel
Shannon Airport
Shannon Duty Free
Shannon Ferries
Shannon Heritage & Tourism
Silversea Cruises
Smilebright
Spanish Tourism Board
Stena Line
Stepforward Foot Correctors
Sunway Travel
The McWilliam Park Hotel
The Outing/Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival
The Talbot Collection
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Cardiff Apartment Tour in Wales
Come join us for a tour around our Cardiff apartment AirBNB rental in Wales. What made this particular stay unique was that this was the first time we ever stayed in a Coach House. Our AirBNB hosts in Cardiff, Wales were super friendly giving us a tour of the neighborhood (Pontcanna), surprising us with lovely gifts (Welsh cakes) and just being very involved hosts during our entire stay:
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We felt very welcome in their apartment and some of the best features were an incredible home theatre system to watch Netflix and YouTube, a juicer and coffee maker and a great workspace. Because we were sick we spent a lot of time using all of these as opposed to going out and exploring Cardiff.
Overall we loved our apartment and neighborhood (Pontcanna) which is located just far enough from the city centre (still within walking distance) that it had a local vibe as opposed to a touristy one. We'd come back again to Cardiff, Wales in a heartbeat!
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Cardiff Apartment Tour in Wales travel video transcript:
Okay guys, special AirBNB tour. We are staying in a coach house in Wales and there is Audrey. We sure are. Come on in.
So yeah, first time staying in a converted coach house. I guess this is where people would have kept like their little you know horse and buggy back in the day but now it has been converted to like a proper self-contained apartment.
It feels like yeah it feels like we have our own like little tiny house almost.
Here in Cardiff. Alright, let's give you a tour. As soon as you walk in you've got this big couch which opens up into a double bed. Yeah, and we've actually never made it into a couch. It has just been a bed the whole time. It has just been a bed the whole time. The whole time.
Then we've got a table. This is where we've been doing a lot of our computer work and also just you know having our meals here. Nice couches.
So one of the coolest features about this AirBNB is that we have this massive movie screen and home theatre.
Alright, so let's continue with the tour. Over here we've got a nice big desk and Sam kind of claimed this area. Yeah, I sure did. With his fancy computer chair.
And yeah, we've got like your little kitchen area. Wash your dishes, stovetop. We didn't use it at all. Kettle.
We had a washer and a dryer and you really need a dryer when you're traveling the UK because things just don't dry. It is so humid and damp every single day. Seriously, it is.
And yeah, we had a fridge.
They would come knocking on our door like sometimes in the afternoon. With cookies. With cookies. They brought us Welsh cakes. And they left us, yeah they left us porridge and bread and juice. It was really nice.
Super nice hosts. And they also gave us a little tour of our neighborhood.
Bathroom.
Yeah, so we have a big walk in shower. I'll show you guys that. It is a cool shower. Very quite spacious for European UK standards. It is quite nice.
And then just a standard toilet.
Yeah, this has been a really good AirBNB. Had a good time here.
Alright guys, basically to wrap things up this was an awesome AirBNB. The price was basically a steal. It was in the fifty dollar range. Yep. Which is great value especially in the UK. It can be very expensive to rent places here.
Also, the hosts, as we've mentioned before, were just awesome. Amazing.
Super friendly and we really liked our neighborhood as well. We were just a little bit outside of the city centre. We're in Pontcanna. Yeah, yeah it was cool because it had a real neighborhood vibe like we visited a few different restaurants and the locals who ran the place started to recognize us and just people in Wales are so friendly.
So friendly. We talked to so many people. Some of the friendliest people we've met anywhere traveling and it just made for a great travel experience.
And that is it from Cardiff, Wales we will see you guys on the next video.
This is part of our Travel in Wales video series showcasing Welsh food, Welsh culture and Welsh cuisine.
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Things to do in Amsterdam – Visit the Secret Church in the Attic
When we visit cities across Europe, we usually stop in to see the old churches, not because we’re religious, but rather because historically, the churches of Europe were the recipients of the funds allotted for the commissioning of art and architecture. And, in our travels we’ve had the opportunity to visit a number of historically significant churches including the Duomo di Firenze and the Duomo di Siena in Italy. But, on a recent trip to Amsterdam, we stumbled upon a somewhat unusual and very unique church, a secret church in an attic, which is now the Museum Ons’ Lieve Heer op Solder, or the Museum of Our Lord in the Attic.
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Round Tower in Antrim Town - County Antrim Northern Ireland
Antrim town has a nearly complete medieval stone round tower that is easy to go and visit. Sadly there is no way into it - but you can walk all around and check it out.
Stepping into the history of Northern Ireland and getting to know more about the country happens through visiting all the different historical places that will reveal part of this history. Castles, towers, museum, and all the old buildings scattered all around the country are always worth the visit for the experience they will provide for visiting the place and the information they will pass over.
The Round Tower in Antrim is one of those old buildings which help in offering some historical information related to Northern Ireland and even though visitors are not allowed to get inside in order to check how it actually looks and feels like from the inside, they could always get the chance to walk around the whole building and see the history from outside.
Antrim Round Tower and Witch's Stone are known to be reminders of Antrim's ancient monastic settlement. This tower which was built back in the 10th century and the main reason behind its appearance was to serve as a bell-tower for protection from raiders and is locally known as The Steeple. This tower is 28 meters long and is considered one of its kind in all of Ireland - enough to explain why it is a special one to be visited by us.
Since visiting the place will not require an entrance to the tower itself from the inside but will be all about visiting the place from the outside and checking the whole thing just from out there, people are allowed to visit it all year long and they aren't asked for any fees as well; it is free for entrance.
According to the historic description of this Antrim Round Tower, it was mentioned that in the entrance of the tower, there was a device in open stonework that resembles a Maltese cross - this actually helped in strengthening the idea that these towers have been erected in the Christian period.
In addition to serving as a bell tower and at the same time being used to prevent invaders and keep them away, this tower was also considered a good option for keeping the important things in a safe place during the times of trouble - giving different other beneficial uses for the tower and different reasons why it was built in the first place.
The Round Tower in Antrim town is one of the different Irish towers which are visited all year long by the different tourists who come to the country to explore its beautiful destinations. There are other different examples which we have been to and visited before and which we could recommend; there is Scrabo Tower that is located in Newtownards in county Down ( and that comes in addition to the old castles which are also considered from the historical old places that are visited in Northern Ireland and which some of them might be seen as towers when in fact they are not.
Being in Antrim means that there are different other places and touristic attractions that you should pass by and visit ( From those which are considered the most famous, there is Antrim Castle Gardens ( which is also considered different when it comes to the occasions such as Christmas. There is also the Knockagh Monument which is also very famous ( along with Ballycastle which is located in county Antrim (
During our visit to Antrim Round Tower, we were so excited while rounding this place and getting the chance to see this old tower and inspect the way it looks like, we were somewhat disappointed that we were not allowed to get inside and see how it all goes from inside there, but we were satisfied enough with reaching the place and wandering a little bit around it.
If you are going to be in Antrim or even anywhere else that is near, you should definitely head to Antrim Round Tower and maybe take a couple of pictures there - you will never regret it. This is one of the most important historical flags of Antrim town in county Antrim, Northern Ireland, and that is one of the reasons why we always recommend it along with some of the other attractions like the castle gardens for those who will be around the area.
What are your favorite towers all over Northern Ireland and which one did you manage to visit? Did you go to Antrim Round Tower or not yet? Tell us more about your experience with the Irish towers.
If you still haven't visited this tower then it is now considered the right time for you to plan your trip and go check this historical tower.
If in the area checking out Castle Shane or Antrim Castle - definitely add the round tower to your list of things to do.
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West County Cork, Ireland - Tour Guide
Matty and Mary take us on guided tour of West Cork in Ireland where the sea is below and the mountains are above!
They travel from Bantry on the Friday Market Day to the makers of Milleens Cheese. They then head to Garnish Island to check out the special gardens. Using Irelands only Cable Car they then head to Jersey Island for a well deserved picnic.
R U in Ireland exploring Castle Lyons village sights in County Cork Ireland
Castle Lyons was one of the main seats of the Barry family in the 13th century, ever since King John granted the land to William de Barry. The Earl of Barrymore took over the castle in 1627 and built a large fortified house. In the 17th century, the castle was held by the English as a stronghold against the Irish.
Castle Lyons was captured by Lord Castlehaven after the battle of Manning Ford in 1643. The castle remained a habitable building until it was destroyed by fire accidently in 1771.
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National Fish and Chip Day in Ireland
Here's a fascinating fact: May 25 is a celebration of chip shops up and down this fair land. Just like that, we decided to do our bit for the big day.