PLACES OF
INTEREST AND TRANSPORT
Some of the most visited sites in
Ireland include Bunratty Castle, the Rock of Cashel, the Cliffs
of Moher, Holy Cross Abbey and Blarney Castle. Historically
important monastic sites include Glendalough and Clonmacnoise,
which are maintained as national monuments in the Republic of
Ireland.
Dublin is
the most heavily touristed region and home to several of the most popular
attractions such as the Guinness Storehouse and Book of Kells. The
west and south west, which includes the Lakes of Killarney and the Dingle
peninsula in County Kerry and Connemara and the Aran
Islands in County Galway, are also popular tourist destinations. Achill Island lies off the
coast of County Mayo and is Ireland's largest island. It is a popular
tourist destination for surfing and contains 5 Blue Flag beaches and Croaghaun one
of the worlds highest sea cliffs. Stately homes, built during the 17th,
18th and 19th centuries in Palladian, Neoclassical and neo-Gothic styles,
such as, Castle Ward, Castletown House, Bantry House, are also
of interest to tourists.
Some have been converted into hotels, such as Ashford
Castle, Castle Leslie and Dromoland Castle. Ireland has five main international airports: Dublin Airport, Belfast International Airport (Aldergrove), Cork Airport, Shannon Airport and Ireland
West Airport (Knock). Dublin
Airport is the busiest of
these, carrying over 22
million passengers per year; a
second terminal (T2) was opened in November 2010. All provide services to Great Britain
and continental Europe, while Belfast International, Dublin and Shannon also
offer transatlantic services.
For several decades until 2007 Shannon was a mandatory stopover for transatlantic routes to the United
States. In recent years it
has opened a pre-screening service allowing passengers to pass through US
immigration services before departing from Ireland. There are also several
smaller regional airports: George
Best Belfast City Airport, City
of Derry Airport, Galway
Airport,Kerry Airport (Farranfore), Sligo Airport (Strandhill), Waterford Airport and Donegal
Airport (Carrickfinn). Scheduled
services from these regional points are in the main limited to flights
travelling to other parts of Ireland and to Great Britain.
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