The Legendary Walking Tour of Galway
Description
Hi! and welcome to the most friendly city on earth (and that's official). The 'Legendary tour' has been running for over a decade now and has been much praised over the years for going well beyond the historical outline of city. We take you on meandering tour around the backstreets of the fine medieval city with a few stops that relate to more modern times. The tour focusses of legends rather than just history and will adapt to appeal the personal interests of the participants. Galway has some fascinating tales that are brought to life through Neil's storytelling. Who can resist a tales of love, pirates, murder and adventuring in new lands? We also take great delight in recommending places to eat and drink that we think we will really appeal to you. You will be part of a group that is never more than 15 people to allow for a more personalised and intimate experience of our city. We hope that you will have a great time, as thousands have done already.
Tour Options
Itinerary
We take time to take in this magnificent building with its strange tale of a monkey who came to the rescue of a family facing disaster
Our famous Spanish arch, but who travelled through here, maybe in search of whole new worlds? and that Ed Sheran fella may also get a mention with his 'Galway Girl'
The center of Galway's giant tourism magnet. We will seek out a great Claddagh ring shop around here and make some recommendations to get some great food and drink
There is so much pack into this square from JFK to Irish writers and transatlantic adventurers.
See where Galway began with the invading Norman setting up shop in the town.
A city wall hidden the shopping center, only in Galway!
We pass by Ireland's smallest museum. It's dedicated to Nora Barnacle, the inspiration and literary muse of James Joyce.
The mighty river of our town may be short...but it packs a punch well beyond it's weight. Discover some of the interesting buildings that line the length of the river.
The 'old long walk' is the most iconic and picturesque view in town. It's been sung about many times. We take a few minutes to take in the panorama and learn a little about its hidden history.
Highlights
What's included
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(304)
Lovely tour by Alexandria got info of the history of Galway. Loved it and would highly recomend it. Good luck whit the studys next week.
Alexandra did a wonderful job and the kids really enjoyed her.
Amazing tour! The owners daughter gave our tour (so sorry I forgot her name!!). She was so fun and knowledgeable. Learned a lot from her about Galway history and life in Ireland. Highly recommend!!!
This tour was amazing. What a pleasant, relaxing and entertaining stroll around Galway, full of stories. Thank you Alexandria!
Good overview of many places around town, concentrated on the fun facts and stories rather than genuine history, so it depends what you’re into.
As we say it is the 'legendary' tour, all our history is local, we play only a minor role in the history of ireland...we try hard to give a true 'feeling' of the city. Hope you enjoyed your time herem
We booked this last minute before we arrived to Galway. We just made it on time because of the traffic etc. Meeting point is just at the steps of Galway City Museum. Just for the records, it's not a historic tour of Galway but more of a stories/legends/myths of the town. Still very informative and fun credits to our guide which unfortunately forgot his name. It's about an hour, hour and half but perfect way to get a feel of the town if you just got there. Highly recommend it as it's not very expensive either.
Very knowlegeable tour guide, Neil. Loved the tour!!! Great way to meet people from other countries!
Our tour guide was Alexandria, and she really did an amazing job. Very thorough and humorous stories throughout the walk, and she did a great job keeping a group of various ages engaged and entertained. Highly recommend this tour; we did a LOT of tours on our trip to Ireland, and this was easily a favourite for the four of us. Thanks, Alexandria!
Neil was a very good tour guide, he does tell some good stories about Galway as well as some good recommendations what what the best places/restaurants are you can visit later.
A good way to spend an afternoon getting to know the history and the streets of Galway. Great local knowledge of local eateries and watering holes thrown in.
