Free things to do in galway

A city streaked with canals on the Corrib River, Galway is affectionately called the “City of the Tribes”. That name recalls the 14 families that controlled trade and politics on Galway from the 13th to the 19th centuries.

And what’s exciting is that there are still hints of the tribes to be found, like Lynch’s Castle, a 16th-century fortified limestone house with the Lynch coat of arms on its front.

Galway is a hotbed of traditional Irish music, as you’ll find out walking the lively pedestrian streets of the Latin Quarter, where buskers abound and there’s always music and dancing in the pubs.

In the bay you can sail to the verdant Aran Islands pummelled by the Atlantic and where it feels like time has stood still for hundreds of years, while on land the Wild Atlantic Way will get you to two National Parks inside 90 minutes of Galway.

Let’s explore the best things to do in Galway:

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Latin Quarter

A hook-shaped district of cobblestone streets in the old centre of Galway, the Latin Quarter is on

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