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[[File:Inishbofin_Wild_Atlantic_Way.jpg|thumb|[[Wild Atlantic Way]] sign in [[Cleggan]]]] |
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The '''Wild Atlantic Way''' ({{lang-ga|Slí an Atlantaigh Fhiáin}}) is a [[Scenic route|tourism trail]] on the west coast of [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. The 2,500 km<ref>{{Citation |
The '''Wild Atlantic Way''' ({{lang-ga|Slí an Atlantaigh Fhiáin}}) is a [[Scenic route|tourism trail]] on the west coast of [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. The 2,500 km<ref>{{Citation |
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Revision as of 17:56, 28 November 2015
The Wild Atlantic Way (Irish: Slí an Atlantaigh Fhiáin) is a tourism trail on the west coast of Ireland. The 2,500 km[1] (1553 miles) driving route passes through nine counties and three provinces, stretching from County Donegal's Inishowen Peninsula to Kinsale, County Cork, on the Celtic Sea coast.[2] Along the route there are places and attractions which have been designated as points of interest for travellers.
Key Points of Interest
- Malin Head, Ireland’s most northerly point
- Lough Swilly
- Buncrana
- Rathmullan
- Rosguill
- Doe Castle
- Horn Head
- Malin Beg beach
- Slieve League cliffs
- Bundoran - popular with surfers
- Tullaghan
- Mullaghmore Head
- Spanish Armada shipwrecks at Streedagh Beach
- The Céide Fields
- The Mullet Peninsula
- Clare Island Lighthouse at Clew Bay
- Achill Island
- Doolough
- Connemara
- Clifden
- Aran Islands - accessible by ferry from Galway
- Salthill
- The Burren
- The Cliffs of Moher and the Doolin Cliff Walk
- Loop Head
- The Shannon Estuary and the Shannon dolphins
- The ruined cottages of Great Blasket Island
- Dingle, Ireland’s largest Gaeltacht town
- Rossbeigh beach
- The Skellig Experience Visitor Centre
- Dursey Island - Accessible by Ireland’s only cable car - is one of 7 inhabited West Cork islands and is located at the end of the Beara peninsula
- Sheep's Head - A European Destination of Excellence for sustainable tourism, the Sheep's Head peninsula is home to the Sheep's Head Way walking and cycling routes.
- Mizen Head - Ireland's southernmost point, with views of Fastnet Rock and Lighthouse
- Allihies and the Allihies Copper Mine Museum on the Beara peninsula
- Cork
See also
References
- ^ "Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way aims to rival California's Pacific Coast Highway", Belfast Telegraph 22 February 2014, retrieved 31 March 2014
- ^ Charles Karel Bouley, "Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way: Heading West On Adventure", The Huffington Post 23 March 2014, retrieved 31 March 2014
External Links
- Wild Atlantic Way Route Map and Photos
- Official website
- Wild Atlantic Way on the Tourism Ireland website.
- Wild Atlantic Way in County Mayo
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Wild Atlantic Way.
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