Self-Guided Walking Tour of Galway with Audio Guide

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About this activity

Explore Galway at your own pace with a self-guided walking tour on your phone. You get a clear map of all 9 stops, simple directions through Google Maps, and short audio stories you can play when you reach each location.

The route covers Galway's historic city center, from Eyre Square to The Long Walk, passing sites like Lynch's Castle, St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church, and The Spanish Arch.

Start anytime, pause whenever you like, and explore freely. No groups, no schedules. Audio and text available in 7 languages.

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At a glance

Duration: 2 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Audio guide: German, Portuguese, English, Chinese, Italian, French, Spanish
Written guide: German, Portuguese, English, Chinese, Italian, French, Spanish
Operated by: Ciceru

Ages: Adults (0–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Audioguide about each point of interest along the tour
Included: Self-guided tour on your smartphone, APP not needed!
Included: Available in: English, Deutsch, Italiano, Français, Español, Português, 中文

Not included

Not included: A physical guide (the tour is accessible on your smartphone)
Not included: Access offline. Internet needed on your phone

Itinerary

Stop 1

10 min

Start your walk at Eyre Square. Just open Ciceru nearby to begin exploring Galway’s central green from the outside, where monuments, fountains, and layered memories mark the city’s civic heart.
Oscar Wilde & Eduard Vilde Statue

10 min

Pause on William Street and view the bronze figures of two writers who never met, locked in a permanent outdoor conversation about wit, politics, and rebellion.
Lynch's Castle

Passing by

Stand on Shop Street and admire the limestone façade of Lynch’s Castle, Galway’s best preserved medieval townhouse and the setting of one of the city’s darkest legends.
Stop 4

Passing by

Look up at the memorial window set into the churchyard wall, where stone, skull motifs, and folklore commemorate a story Galway loved enough to carve into history.
Saint Nicholas' Collegiate Church

Passing by

View the exterior of St. Nicholas’ Church and take in its medieval stonework, gargoyles, and layered roofs that reflect over seven centuries of worship and survival.
The King's Head

Passing by

Pause outside The King’s Head and observe its historic frontage, once home to a Cromwellian officer linked to the execution of an English king.
Kirwan's Lane

10 min

Walk through Kirwan’s Lane and enjoy its narrow cobbles and merchant houses, a preserved slice of medieval Galway shaped by trade, gossip, and theatre.
The Spanish Arch

10 min

Stand by the Spanish Arch and observe the stone defenses that once protected Galway’s quays, built for trade rather than spectacle and shaped by sea and storms.
The Long Walk

10 min

Wrap up your tour at The Long Walk. Take a moment to enjoy the colorful waterfront houses, the River Corrib meeting the sea, and the place where generations departed Galway by water.

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

Start your walk at Eyre Square. Just open Ciceru nearby to begin exploring Galway’s central green from the outside, where monuments, fountains, and layered memories mark the city’s civic heart.

End point

Wrap up your tour at The Long Walk. Take a moment to enjoy the colorful waterfront houses, the River Corrib meeting the sea, and the place where generations departed Galway by water.