Connemara and County Mayo Travel Guide
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Fodor's Ireland 2011
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Photo: Belfast Visitor and Convention Bureau
This most distinct area of Ireland has always been one of contrasts—ancient history, sacred and savage; culture and literature, illuminating and unique; yesteryear and today, all in one memorable package. While the bustling town of Westport has assumed the identity of the ultrahip destination of a younger, newer, more confident Ireland, the surrounding countryside still provides endless fodder for the "rugged and rural" Irish stereotype.
Connemara and County Mayo Hotels
Accommodation in the area tends to the traditional; outside Westport there are few indoor pools and gyms: instead there are informal, friendly places where...read more
Connemara and County Mayo Restaurants
Pubs and informal hotel restaurants are the main places to eat in this sparsely populated rural area. The only places with stand-alone restaurants are Clifden...read more
Things To Do in Connemara and County Mayo
Explore the best sights, entertainment, and shopping with our top choices and insider tips.
Travel Deals in Connemara and County Mayo
- $1336 & up -- Ireland: 6-Nt. Ritz-Carlton Escape w/Air Sceptre Tours
- $1799 -- British Isles: 7-Night Windstar Cruise, 70% Off Windstar Cruises
- Ireland and the British Isles IExplore
- $1165 -- Irish Cities & Scenery Tour: 7-Nts. w/Guide — $1,165 Sceptre Tours
- $1428 & up -- Castles & Abbey: 6-Nt. Ireland Trip w/Air — $1,428 Sceptre Tours
Connemara and County Mayo Experiences
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Captivating Connemara: An almost uninhabited landscape of misty bogland, studded with deep blue lakes under huge Atlantic skies: painters have... Read more
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More and more travelers are discovering that Ireland's western regions are hiking heaven. In fact, hikes or guided walks through Connemara or... Read more
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