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Galway's City Centre: A Self-Guided Audio Tour
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County Galway
About
Galway is a quaint medieval city with a big heart, as you’ll soon discover on this self-guided audio tour. Just download the VoiceMap app, click on Galway and choose "A meander through the medieval Quarter to the River Corrib".
We will visit the key sites on this walking tour, with insights into modern Galway along the way. In the medieval quarter, you’ll hear about events both surprising and some gruesome. Then we’ll visit some of the famous and lesser known sites. The tour is narrated by a qualified Failte Ireland Tour Guide, Derek Spillane.
Some of the highlights include:
• Saint Nicholas Church and its 1651 map of Galway • The Spanish Arch and the City Walls • Wild swans on the Cladd...
Highlights
From 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
From 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
VoiceMap App for Android and iOS
Lifetime access to this tour in English
Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route
Smartphone and headphones
Transportation
Food and drink
Meeting Points
Departure
Eyre Square
This self-guided audio tour starts at Failte Ireland Tourist Office. Before arrival, please install the VoiceMap mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.
Return
Spanish Arch
The tour ends, roughly an hour later, outside the Spanish Arch near the Galway City Museum.
Important Information
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Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
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Galway is a quaint medieval city with a big heart, as you’ll soon discover on this self-guided audio tour. Just download the VoiceMap app, click on Galway and choose "A meander through the medieval Quarter to the River Corrib".
We will visit the key sites on this walking tour, with insights into modern Galway along the way. In the medieval quarter, you’ll hear about events both surprising and some gruesome. Then we’ll visit some of the famous and lesser known sites. The tour is narrated by a qualified Failte Ireland Tour Guide, Derek Spillane.
Some of the highlights include:
• Saint Nicholas Church and its 1651 map of Galway • The Spanish Arch and the City Walls • Wild swans on the Cladd...
Highlights
From 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
From 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
VoiceMap App for Android and iOS
Lifetime access to this tour in English
Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route
Smartphone and headphones
Transportation
Food and drink
Meeting Points
Departure
Eyre Square
This self-guided audio tour starts at Failte Ireland Tourist Office. Before arrival, please install the VoiceMap mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.
Return
Spanish Arch
The tour ends, roughly an hour later, outside the Spanish Arch near the Galway City Museum.
Itinerary
1
Eyre Square
This self-guided audio tour starts in Eyre Square.
2
Lynch's Castle
The tour passes by the impressive Lynch's Castle on Shop Street. You'll stop for a short moment while hearing the history of the castle.
3
Saint Nicholas' Collegiate Church
The tour passes St Nicholas' Collegiate Church.
4
The Kings Head Kitchen
You'll pass by the famous Kings Head pub on this walk through Galway.
5
The Claddagh Ring Museum
You'll briefly stop outside the Claddagh Ring Museum where you'll learn what the rings symbolise.
6
Galway's Latin Quarter
You'll walk through a section of Galway's Latin Quarter.
7
Galway City Museum
The tour ends just outside the Galway City Museum.
