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Galway's City Centre: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

By VoiceMap Audio Tours
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Price is €9 per adult
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  • 1h 15m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

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 Claddagh shore
• Learn where the word “lynched” comes from
• Discover who the Tribes of Galway were
• Hear how Richard Martin founded the R.S.P.C.A and delve into the darker side to his character
• Tips on how to spot the famous Claddagh ring

Activity location

  • Eyre Square
    • Eyre Square
    • Galway, County Galway, Ireland

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Eyre Square
    • Eyre Square
    • Galway, County Galway, Ireland

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Galway's City Centre: A Self-Guided Audio Tour in English
  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 15 minutes1h 15m
    1h 15m
  • Opening hours: Mon 00:00-23:59
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
€8.63 x 1 Adult€8.63
Total
Price is €8.63

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    VoiceMap App for Android and iOS
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Lifetime access to this tour in English
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Smartphone and headphones
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Transport
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Food and drink

Know before you book

  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

Activity itinerary

Eyre Square (Pass by)

This self-guided audio tour starts in Eyre Square.

Lynch's Castle (Pass by)

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.

Saint Nicholas' Collegiate Church (Pass by)

The tour passes St Nicholas' Collegiate Church.

The Kings Head Kitchen (Pass by)

You'll pass by the famous Kings Head pub on this walk through Galway.

The Claddagh Ring Museum (Pass by)

You'll briefly stop outside the Claddagh Ring Museum where you'll learn what the rings symbolise.

Galway's Latin Quarter (Pass by)

You'll walk through a section of Galway's Latin Quarter.

Galway City Museum (Pass by)

The tour ends just outside the Galway City Museum.

Location

Activity location

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    Eyre Square
    • Eyre Square
    • Galway, County Galway, Ireland

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Eyre Square
    • Eyre Square
    • Galway, County Galway, Ireland

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