MICHELIN Tourist Guides: Ireland
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ISBN 13 9781906261344
Size: 116mm x 223mm
Format: Paperback, full colour
Size: 116mm x 223mm
Format: Paperback, full colour
© 2010 Michelin Tyre plc
Catch the scent of hops and malt on the breeze as you stroll past the old Guinness distillery down the banks of Dublin's River Liffey towards the old-world tranquility of Trinity College. Follow the rugged coastline of the green southwest from historic Limerick to bustling Cork. Stop by the shimmering mirage of the Rock of Cashel, rising above the vast Tipperary Plain. Hear the ring of crystal in Waterford. Head for the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland via Enniskillen and the walled city of Londonderry, before seeking the Norman roots and troubled past of Belfast.
The Michelin Green Guide is the authority on Ireland today and the forces of nature and society that have shaped it. Michelin's local writers have walked, driven, visited, slept, shopped and eaten through every tour, sight, hotel, restaurant, boutique, café and venue in this guide. Where they have stepped, you won't put a foot wrong. The Green Guide Ireland is meticulously updated and beautifully illustrated with full-color photographs, scores of Michelin maps, and insider coverage of shopping, nightlife, accommodations and restaurants.
The Michelin Green Guide is the authority on Ireland today and the forces of nature and society that have shaped it. Michelin's local writers have walked, driven, visited, slept, shopped and eaten through every tour, sight, hotel, restaurant, boutique, café and venue in this guide. Where they have stepped, you won't put a foot wrong. The Green Guide Ireland is meticulously updated and beautifully illustrated with full-color photographs, scores of Michelin maps, and insider coverage of shopping, nightlife, accommodations and restaurants.
Divided by country, the guide introduces you to the very best that the emerald isle has to offer, from Adare to the Wicklow Mountains (Republic of Ireland) and Antrim to Strangford Lough (Northern Ireland, United Kingdom). Every stud farm, Norman castle and megalith is objectively assessed using Michelin's celebrated star-rating system.
36 easy-to-use Michelin maps guide you around town, highlight tour routes and identify the very best sights by star rating. Detailed driving and walking tours make you your own tour guide on the road less traveled.
The in-depth and authoritative nature section covers the formation of the land from the wildlife-rich, peaty lowlands, to the 200m high Cliffs of Moher rising proudly over the Atlantic breakers. The history charts the progress of man in Ireland from the early Mesolithic hunter-gatherers to the Nelothic builders of Newgrange, and the Battle of the Boyne to partition, independence, union with Europe and beyond.
Features delve into the nature of modern Ireland, revitalized as a member of Europe, and at the tail end of an astonishing period of development that placed the country at twice the EU's average growth rate at the beginning of the 1990s.
Features on art and culture explore a host of topics including the monastic settlements of early Christians, the Gothic ecclesiastical architecture of the Normans, the complex curvilinear art forms of the Celts and the masterpieces of the Irish literature and music.
Over a hundred years of experience in accommodations and restaurant recommendations feature in the address books throughout the guide, where you will find everything from the perfect colcannon (a Harvest r Hallowe'en dish of mashed potatoes, onions, parsnips and white cabbage, mixed with butter and cream), to Cashel Blue (a soft, creamy, blue-veined cheese), the perfect spot for an Irish coffee, or a lough-side inn for dinner, a ceilidh and a room to rest your bones.
Major coverage of every noteworthy historic site, stretch of coastline, forest, mountain, city, castle, peak, viewpoint, hiking trail, lake, monastery, chapel, church, and more.
Planning Your Trip section helps you plot your vacation from visiting the Puck Fair in August to see the billy goat enthroned on a chair, to catching the Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail), while giving you the basic information you need on the ground, from some useful words and phrases in Gaelic to discounts on your bus fare.
36 easy-to-use Michelin maps guide you around town, highlight tour routes and identify the very best sights by star rating. Detailed driving and walking tours make you your own tour guide on the road less traveled.
The in-depth and authoritative nature section covers the formation of the land from the wildlife-rich, peaty lowlands, to the 200m high Cliffs of Moher rising proudly over the Atlantic breakers. The history charts the progress of man in Ireland from the early Mesolithic hunter-gatherers to the Nelothic builders of Newgrange, and the Battle of the Boyne to partition, independence, union with Europe and beyond.
Features delve into the nature of modern Ireland, revitalized as a member of Europe, and at the tail end of an astonishing period of development that placed the country at twice the EU's average growth rate at the beginning of the 1990s.
Features on art and culture explore a host of topics including the monastic settlements of early Christians, the Gothic ecclesiastical architecture of the Normans, the complex curvilinear art forms of the Celts and the masterpieces of the Irish literature and music.
Over a hundred years of experience in accommodations and restaurant recommendations feature in the address books throughout the guide, where you will find everything from the perfect colcannon (a Harvest r Hallowe'en dish of mashed potatoes, onions, parsnips and white cabbage, mixed with butter and cream), to Cashel Blue (a soft, creamy, blue-veined cheese), the perfect spot for an Irish coffee, or a lough-side inn for dinner, a ceilidh and a room to rest your bones.
Major coverage of every noteworthy historic site, stretch of coastline, forest, mountain, city, castle, peak, viewpoint, hiking trail, lake, monastery, chapel, church, and more.
Planning Your Trip section helps you plot your vacation from visiting the Puck Fair in August to see the billy goat enthroned on a chair, to catching the Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail), while giving you the basic information you need on the ground, from some useful words and phrases in Gaelic to discounts on your bus fare.
