Rick Steves' Europe: Dingle, Ireland
On western Ireland's remote and rugged peninsula, traditional Irish culture thrives in a land where musicians converge on pubs and a whiff of peat scents the air
- By Rick Steves
- Smithsonian.com, May 01, 2010
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Of the peninsula's 14,000 residents, 1,900 live in Dingle Town. The area has been a tourist draw ever since the release of the film "Ryan’s Daughter" in 1970.
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Comments (3)
I hiked the Dingle Peninsula with Adirondack Mountain Club [NYS] 4 years ago. Found Ireland catering to tourists with wonderful B&Bs. Also found restaurant fare better than pub offerings. We lucked out on the weather; their only water source is recent rainfall and we saw little of that in a week. Two weeks w/o rain and they are in trouble. By all means go.
Posted by william sanders on August 18,2010 | 10:10 AM
Years ago I went with friends on a trip around the Dingle Peninsula by horse caravan. One of the friends made the arrangements.
I wonder if horses and gypsy caravans are still available to rent in that area.
We had a marvelous week - even though we had rain for at least part of every day except my birthday! :) But the rain was mostly that soft Irish rain that is almost more mist than rain. It beads up on a wool sweater and only penetrates through if it rains a long time.
Posted by jane mcgregor on May 26,2010 | 05:01 PM
it's so beautiful!
Posted by Ana on April 25,2010 | 05:43 PM