Cruzeiro Viking Waterford
Descrição
Waterford foi fundada pelos Vikings. Eles escolheram este rio por uma razão, e uma vez que você está na água você vai ver exatamente por quê. Passeie pela Reginald's Tower, o edifício cívico mais antigo da Irlanda, passe pelo estaleiro de Malcolmson, desça na rua Canada onde os emigrantes embarcaram para Nova Faixa, e saia para o Castelo de Waterford antes de voltar pelo estuário. Sua Guia traz tudo à vida, os colonizadores nórdicos que construíram a cidade, os normandos que a tomaram, o cerco de Cromwell, as histórias mais tranquilas de duas guerras mundiais que a maioria dos visitantes nunca ouve. Destaques - Reginald's Tower, o edifício civil mais antigo da Irlanda Shipyard de Neptuno de Malcolmson - Canadá Street, onde os emigrantes embarcaram para Newfoundland - Castelo de Waterford e Little Island - História Viking, Norman, Cromwell e Guerra Mundial - Vida selvagem e biodiversidade do Estuário do Rio Suir
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Itinerário
Construída pelos Vikings há mais de mil anos, a Torre de Reginald é o edifício cívico mais antigo da Irlanda. Situada no ápice do Triângulo Viking de Waterford, a torre aparece em muitos episódios históricos, de Strongbow a Cromwell, Perkin Warbeck, Rei Jaime II e muitos mais.
Um assentamento monástico existiu em Little Island do século 6 ao 8 d.C. Uma escultura da cabeça de um monge desse período adorna a entrada do castelo até hoje. Os vikings chegaram no século IX e duas fortificações foram construídas na Ilha Vryk 'Ilha de Dane'. Os normandos invadiram em 1170 e Maurice Fitzgerald, primo de Stongbow, foi mantido prisioneiro em Little Island pelos ossermen durante a conquista. Ele foi devidamente recompensado com muitas terras depois disso e, portanto, a ilha se tornaria o lar dos condes de Kildare por oito séculos.
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Informações importantes
- Aceita animais de serviço
- Opções de transporte público disponíveis perto
- Bebês precisam sentar no colo de um adulto
- Adequado para todos os níveis de condicionamento físico
Avaliações(65)
A beautiful scenic boat ride. A little light on the Viking history side, however, rich with Irish culture and history. John the narrator was fun and friendly. He walked us over to O’Sullivans and introduced us to the owner. Live entertainment was really pleasant. ML
Great to have you onboard!!
Lovely,peaceful journey on the river. The captain Andy was very welcoming and the stories from John(I think) wete very entertaing and interesting
Thanks Margaret, the good weather was nice too.
Mary was a grest host and very informative the boat ride was smoth and comfortable it was a relaxing experience and we got to take loads of pictures we can recommend this activity thank you
Thanks Patrick, great to have you onboard
Brilliant! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Wasn’t expecting that at all. Cozy on boat with plenty of food drinks available if wanted. Definitely recommending. Captain very friendly with knowledge of Waterford history 🇮🇪
Thanks Gabriel, hope to see to you again someday
Absolutely excellent so enjoyable. Highly recommend, guide John was a fountain of knowledge. Lovely touch of tea, coffee and surprise Irish Whisky!
Thanks Anne, great to have you onboard.
Very interesting tour along Waterford Quay. Short one hour fifteen minute tour for small groups. Our tour only had our party if four so it felt like a private tour. Johnnie was our guide and he provided us with a wealth of information regarding the people, places, wildlife etc relative to the area. The tea, coffee and refreshments provided by Captain Andy were a very welcome surprise. Around great experience.
Thanks John, great to have you onboard.
We enjoyed a pleasant, relaxed tour of the harbour noting buildings of historical interest. Captain Andy and Dave with guide Mary were genial hosts. We enjoyed our refreshments too - thank you! On a future visit, with more time available, we would like to have a longer tour. Thank you very much.
Thanks Mary, great to have you onboard and yes a longer tour can be arranged!!
We had St. Patricks greet us on board today! 😁 Great stories, history and views. Very friendly captain and guide! A lovely Irish coffee on the way back too! A chill way to spend the afternoon, highly recommend it!
Great to have you onboard, have a happy St. Patrick's Day.
Really lovely boat trip over Christmas break the family - we arrived on the boat and were so happy to find it was just ourselves . The captain had some lovely food laid out including treats for the girls and lovely Christmas cake - we had tea : juice’s and a little cheeky Irish whiskey which was so lovely on a bright but cold Irish day - also loved that there were blankets and life jackets for the 12year olds so felt super safe We were also blessed to see a pod of dolphins playing away which really made the girls holiday - we will definitely book again
Great to have you onboard Gill
fabulous way to learn about the history of Waterford. entertaining and friendly. totally worth every penny! Loved the blankets, hats, cuppa and snacks! Lovely touches to detail.
Great to have you onboard Lindsey
