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Galway's City Centre: A Self-Guided Audio Tour
Lassies, castles and battles: Explore Galway on an audio walking tour
Lassies, castles and battles: Explore Galway on an audio walking tour
Lassies, castles and battles: Explore Galway on an audio walking tour
Lassies, castles and battles: Explore Galway on an audio walking tour

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

By VoiceMap Audio Tours
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Price is CA $14 per adult
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  • 1h 15m
  • Mobile voucher
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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: Tue 12:00am-11:59pm
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
CA $14.17 x 1 AdultCA $14.17
Total
Price is CA $14.17

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedVoiceMap App for Android and iOS
  • What's includedWhat's includedLifetime access to this tour in English
  • What's includedWhat's includedOffline access to audio, maps, and geodata
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedTickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedSmartphone and headphones
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedTransport
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedFood and drink

Know before you book

  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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

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

Meeting/Redemption Point

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

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