Explore Galway City Walking Tour

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River Corrib flowing under O'Brien Bridge, at Spanish Arch — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

Wilde Status with Estonian connection — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

About this activity

Join your local certified tour guide on leisurely stroll around this vibrant city. As you walk, hear stories about Galway culture, history, arts, and language. We will give you a glimpse into what makes Galway so important, the merchant families, invaders, to the movie stars and visiting presidents .

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At a glance

Duration: 1 h 40 min
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Up to 12 people
People per booking: 1–6
Guide: English
Operated by: Colleen Irish Travel

Ages: Infants (0–3 years) · Children (4–15 years) · Youth (16–20 years) · Adults (21–65 years) · Seniors (66–90 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Guided Walk

Not included

Not included: Gratuities
Not included: St Nicholas church, inside of church is not included

Itinerary

The Square Spa at Hotel Meyrick

30 min

Eyre Square the central of point of Galway, Browne doorway, & 14 tribes of Galway. Have a quiet poetry word with Padraic O'Conaire. We discuss the uses of the square through history.
Eyre Square Centre

10 min

Yes we are in the shopping centre not to shop.

How did this wall project Galway for 90 days?
Oscar Wilde & Eduard Vilde Statue

5 min

At this statue we discuss Oscar Wilde Galway connection, and how this gentleman is sitting beside Eduard. At this point we also tell you about Dublin time.
Lynch's Castle

10 min

This former home of one of Galway most famous family, One of Galway finest examples of the town house, fours storeys high with embellished carved windows and gargoyles and ornamental mouldings
Nora Barnacle House Museum

15 min

Nora Barnacle muse and wife of writer James Joyce. Their first romantic assignation in 1904, on a day that is celebrated worldwide as "Bloomsday"
Saint Nicholas' Collegiate Church

15 min Admission not included

We view this working medieval from the outside. It is one of the largest medieval parish church in Ireland in continuous use in Ireland. Founded in 1320 and dedicated to the patron saint St Nicholas. Church maybe closed during this walk.
Galway's Latin Quarter

20 min

This is the entertaining, historical region of Galway City, that leads to Spainish Arch