Galway was highly rated for pubs by 797 guests from the United States!Galway Travel Guide
Cracking City of Craic
Welcoming Galway is a small city with fantastic nightlife and an infectious atmosphere. Outside of the Galway Arts Festival, there’s still plenty of live music in the Irish pubs to get the party started.
The Galway Races at Ballybrit Race Course west of Galway Airport attract a good crowd, as does Eyre Square, a green space with flags of previous ruling families who gave it its nickname - City of Tribes. To the south are cobbled streets housing brightly colored shops and restaurants.
Sights in Galway include its cathedral and city museum which has an interesting insight into the history of the city and Ireland. Lynch’s Castle is the last remaining 17th-century merchant house, and the Spanish Arch is a small section of city walls by the Corrib River, linking Galway Bay to huge Loch Corrib. Where river and ocean meet is Claddagh Park, a great spot for a picnic with a view.
Further around the coast is Salthill Promenade, home to Atlantaquaria, Ireland’s national aquarium, focussing on sealife off Irish shores. It’s a Christmas Day tradition to jump from Blackrock Diving Tower nearby into the icy Atlantic Ocean, though you may well spot some wag giving it a go.
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What Guests Said About Galway:
Joseph
United States of America
10
Exceptional
reviews
The best little city I have ever been in.
The best little city I have ever been in. There is so much to do in the city center, many shops and restaurants. There enough historical and beautiful sights in the city to enjoy but they're not overwhelming. You can leave from Galway on many tours, we went to the Aran Islands. The beach at Salt Hill is beyond words. We went to an unbelievably good show called Trad on the Prom. It was a performance with all Riverdance performers and musicians. It was in a small venue so it was quite an experience.
Anonymous
United States of America
10
Exceptional
reviews
Loved all the history of this city.
Loved all the history of this city. Eyre Square Shopping Mall was built to include 2 of the towers and some of the wall that originally circled the city! Fun to walk down Shop and High Streets- so many shops and restaurants. City has lively, energetic feel to it.
Jason
United States of America
10
Exceptional
reviews
So many good places to eat, drink, shop.
So many good places to eat, drink, shop. Great night life with traditional Irish music or American dance and everything in between. Taaffes was best pub. So easy to walk around city center and felt safe, even at 3 am. Restaurants stop food about 9 so went to several places before finding place to eat.
Anonymous
United States of America
10
Exceptional
reviews
Our hotel was centrally located to the shopping and pub...
Our hotel was centrally located to the shopping and pub area- the restaurants were very good. People were extraordinarily nice.
Found the Pie Maker - a small restaurant on Kirwan Lane - besides very good food, the waitress was very pleasant. Loved the experience!
Donna
United States of America
8.0
Very Good
reviews
Very crowded and we saw what we wanted to see in one...
Very crowded and we saw what we wanted to see in one afternoon. The cathedral is totally worth a visit as is Quay Street. Nice to listen to street performers, although, beware the prices are hiked up in this part of town for everything.
Kathleen
United States of America
10
Exceptional
reviews
We love Galway.
We love Galway. The Irish people are always so friendly. We loved The King's Head pub and The Front Door. In Salthill, we ate at the Galway Brewery - great food and beer and staff. We walked and took taxis so it was easy to get around. At the Spanish Arch, we saw baby swans!
“The hosts, Breda and Mike were extremely warm and helpful. The suggestions for dining led us to one of our best meals in Ireland. Breakfast was excellent. I could not have had a better experience in a hotel or B & B.”
“Look it's a two star, clean, local to the city centre, pleasant and very helpful staff, very nice coffee in the coffee dock and very quiet. For €40 it was great value as I tried some of the bigger hotels and they were looking for €160. Parking was fine, I didn't get a spot in the hotel but parked on the street and it was fine. I was only staying for one night so it was perfect. If you are on a tight budget don't look any further as I would rrccommend here.”
“Location, and especially the bus service into the city every 15 mins from right outside the hotel. Loved our bright, airy, clean & comfortable room with a fab view of galway bay on 4th floor. Very quiet on corridoors @ nite which was a big plus. Lovely friendly & helpful staff working all over the hotel. Restaurant & food excellent, and bar very nice, spacious, decorated beautifully, with a great atmosphere at all times! Overall a great break in Galway.”
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