Find the right tour for you through england and ireland. How to plan an itinerary for a self drive vacation in ireland. A world of history, culture, and romance awaits amid the green fields of ireland. A small island with a memorable punch, irelands breathtaking landscapes and friendly, welcoming people leave visitors floored but looking for more. Republic of ireland dublin bustling irish capital, with fascinating tours historical, musical, and literary, passionate rebel history kilmainham gaol, treasured dark age gospels book of kells, intricate celtic artifacts at the national museum of archaeology, and a rambunctious pub district temple bar. Its not necessarily a book for inspiration, rather its best used for fine tuning your travel plans. It tells the story of a jean grainger was born in cork, ireland. Specialized ireland tour operators to help plan your perfect trip. Recommended irish walking guidebooks the ireland walking. Books to read before touring ireland travel to ireland. Create your own love story, action adventure, or classic with a twist thats. For a book like lonely planet, paperback can be preferable over kindle.
Were thrilled that youre interested in visiting the place we call home. We recommend visions of britain and ireland if you are traveling to both. Welcome to ireland travel guides your onestop travel site for all things ireland. As a local irish company, we at my ireland tour are passionate about our country and our local community. Top travel recommendations for 2018 authentic ireland. Wake up to a beachside view, breakfast in a country house, or the bustle of the city. To learn more about ireland past and present, check out some of these books and films.
Please check your selection, fill in your details and press continue. Dk eyewitness travel guide for ireland approaches its job not by prescribing what travelers should do, but by giving them the information needed to help piece their own unique trip together. Private tours of ireland with chauffeur driver tenon tours. You have selected the following brochures to be posted. Rugged atlantic beaches and mysteryshrouded sites rub shoulders with the cosmopolitan cities of. Weve got 61 tours going to england and ireland, starting from just 4 days in length, and the longest. An online visitors travel guide by locals to the best attractions in ireland. The 8 best ireland travel guides of 2020 tripsavvy. Whatever your needs atgi has a tour guide to suit your requiremnts. Pat oconnor, an irishamerican, first journeyed to ireland in 1981, and was hooked by the history and passion of the feisty irish culture. Avoid the crowds and explore irish history in peace on this book of kells and dublin castle exterior tour. Im a fan of lonely planet guides and i like their ireland guide. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. I recently heard a trio of irish authors claim that the combination of dreary weather and ireland s troubled history produces a very particular kind of fiction that is dark and moody but also funny.
The approved tour guides of ireland offer a free find a. Ie is an irish based online bookstore offering a wide diverse range of books, new releases, bestsellers, bargains and rare books, with worldwide delivery. I think its particularly suited to the more independent traveller who wants to stray a little from well worn tourist trails and get under the surface of things. One of the best things to do in ireland is to tour its famous castles. Dublin literary tour for book nerds and library lovers. Bibliophiles can gaze at the massive collection of books that are housed in the library of trinity college in dublin. To those who vote here, was it hard reading every single book in the world set in ireland, especially those books that havent been translated into. Places of interest and tour operators are then listed, promoting those where there is at least one tour or activity available to book on tripadvisor. The best of ireland and scotland tour hits 25 destinations between dublin and edinburgh. This book covers the full gamut of what a traveler might want to do or doesnt even know they want to do with a yearlong calendar of events. Get a flavour for the country with the best books to read about ireland.
Scratch your itch for travel with these 51 great travel memoirs, fiction and destination books contemporary books on ireland. Our travel guides cover everything from cities to small towns, to mountains to beaches and to the best nightlife and tours in. Our travel specialists are ready to craft the perfect chauffeur tour of ireland. As well as containing practical advice and information, the site also provides the most. Home tourism ireland approved tourist guides of ireland. Select a region to find the rick steves guidebooks, snapshot guides, and pocket guides and phrase books that can help you get the most out of every day and dollar. Frequent return visits led to his partnership with rick, his work as a tour guide for rick steves europe, and coauthorship of this book. Here you can find a wealth of free information on all of irelands most popular tourist towns, countryside retreats and. From fommars, the lonely planet, a rough guide and dk backroads.
With a bit of planning, its possible to look forward to an ideal irish driving vacation. Irish authors have also put murder at the center of their moody family dramas. My ireland tour is a family business based right here in county cork. In the great tradition of irish storytelling, taking her place beside maeve binchy and frank mccourt, jean graingers books will sweep you away to ireland. Best ireland guidebooks 2018 travel to ireland and scotland thin. Discover the best ireland travel guides in best sellers. The ireland walking guide website will help recreational walkers to explore irelands diverse countryside on foot. The bus tour accepts up to 45 people ages 5 to 99, and includes accommodations in hotels and. Always insist on an atgi guide for all your tours in our wonderful emerald isle. Her first book, the tour, has become a number 1 bestseller on amazon.
Busts and books in longroom of old library of trinity college. Im afraid rick steves doesnt rate very highly with a lot of locals and regulars on this forum. West ireland visitors guide irish travel my ireland tour. Books to read about ireland vagabond tours of ireland. She has been a tour guide of her beloved home country, a. Lilliput launch virtual book tour with adrian duncan. Visit the trinity college library, home to the famous book of kellswidely considered among the most. The best irish books arent necessarily confined to the literary fiction shelves. Best fiction set in ireland best fiction that is set in ireland. Tips, guides, travelling stories, vacation ideas for tourists and more. This dublin literary tour offers you thirteen things to do in the city that will show you irelands literary legacies and fuel your book lust.
After 87 years of offering ireland vacations, cie has an unrivaled reputation for introducing guests to the very best of ireland s spectacular scenery, vibrant pubs, ancient heritage, and medieval castles, as well as providing unexpected glimpses of irish magic. Giants causeway and northern ireland day tour from dublin. Join us as we celebrate the island of irelands food and drink culture through tours, workshops, markets and festivals. If youre looking for the best ireland guidebooks, its safe to say youre looking to get the most from your irish vacation. How to plan an itinerary for a self drive vacation in ireland usa today. This book covers the full gamut of what a traveler might want to do or doesnt even know. Republic of ireland dublin bustling irish capital, with fascinating tours historical, musical, and literary, passionate rebel history kilmainham gaol, treasured dark age gospels book of kells, intricate celtic. Woven with wild greenery and gaelic legends, the emerald isle is one of europes most prized jewels.