After spending a few days in Northern Ireland, I took a coach down to Dublin, where I spent a couple of days last year. This time, I didn’t go there to explore the city some more (even though I definitely could’ve!). Instead, I went on a tour to the west of Ireland, which is famous for its rugged coastline and landscapes.
The Cliffs of Moher
The first stop on the tour were the Cliffs of Moher. These were formed over 300 million years ago and you can see bands of sandstone, siltstone, and shale in the paving of the cliffs.
The cliffs stretch out for 8 km (5 miles) and reach a height of 214 meters (702 feet). A great place to go for a day-long hike!
As you can see from the pictures, the weather was absolutely amazing. As always, I would recommend going here early, before all the tourists show up because it does get really busy.
The Burren
After seeing the Cliffs of Moher, we drove through the Burren towards Galway. This is a very interesting area along the coastline of Ireland. There is hardly any grass, no trees. The entire area is covered in limestone and, in the summer, tropical plants and flowers that come up from between the stones.
A famous quote about the Burren:
“of this barony it is said that it is a country where there is not water enough to drown a man, wood enough to hang one, nor earth enough to bury them.”
Have you ever seen the Cliffs of Moher or the Burren? What did you think?
That is awesome place, I will recommend this for my friends that have hobby of travelling
That kind of looks like the scenery in Thor: Ragnarok! So pretty with all the green and the ocean!
Very beautiful destination I would love to visit someday!!
wow so beautiful. i would love to travel there someday. thanks for sharing your insights.
This looks like it would be such an amazing place to see and visit. The visual surroundings is just gorgeous!
I’ve never been to Ireland but this place looks incredible and the view of the cliffs is simply breathtaking!
WOW so beautiful! I’d love to travel here one day.
The place looks so great. Such great captures I must say that and your description is lovely.
Oh my goodness! This is seriously breathtaking! I’d love to travel here one day.
Your pictures are so breathtaking, this seems like a wonderful place to visit and appreciate the beautiful views. I would love to see them in person, thank you for sharing something so amazing!
wow! so very beautiful! The nature is overwhelming here, I desperately want to be there with you!
WOW so beautiful! To be honest, I have never heard of this but I am so going to look into it now.
Ireland never lets you down with it’s raw beauty. We had our honeymoon in the Emerald Isle. Great pics.
What beautiful cliffs these are! I wish I could go there and see them in person!