Its popular among tourists is the cozy town of Killarney in the south-west of Ireland due to the stunning beauty of landscapes - the purest lake surrounded by mountains. This is one of the oldest areas of Irish tourism - the first idle visitors began to arrive in Killarney 250 years ago. Since then, the tourist infrastructure has developed here for the envy of many popular resorts: the city has many accommodation facilities, fashionable restaurants and good pubs.

How to get

To Killarney there are public intercity buses from Dublin (6 hours on the road, the price is about 22 EUR), Cork (2 hours and 15 EUR) and Traley (35 minutes and 7 EUR). Also from Cork and Traley, you can arrive here by train - in the first case the journey will take 1, 5 hours, in the second - 45 min. But from Dublin there are no direct trains, you will need a transfer to Mallow.

Climate

Kitchen and restaurants

The pride of the Killarney culinary experts is the Gaelic seafood dishes, for example, a delicacy such as a lobster in cognac with sour cream sauce. You can try them at the restaurant "Gebis". Other popular places of local cuisine are Chapter 40, with the excellent polenta and pork Wellington, Stone Chat, where the famous lamb is served in Kerry, and the democratic Kruinins with homemade food and generous portions.

Entertainment, Excursions and Attractions in Killarney

Macro Abbey was founded by Franciscan monks in the 15th century. Today, all the premises of the complex are open to visitors, including the rooms of the monks; Stained glass and the altar in the Flemish style deserve special attention. Also worthy of attention is the Cathedral of St. Mary, a wonderful example of neo-Gothic. Certainly worth a visit to the national park of Killarney, on the picturesque territory of which a lot of pedestrian routes are laid. Among its pearls are the Tork waterfall and Ross Castle.

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