• Galway city is known throughout the world for its love of the arts, the Irish language and its avant-garde culture!
• Situated at the mouth of Galway Bay, this lively city is constantly growing and is a popular tourist destination for many.
• Take time to explore the city's many relics of its medieval past. It has changed considerably over the last number of years and features a fascinating combination of new architecture mingled with the old.
• The centre of the city is conveniently compact enough to ramble around comfortably allowing you go from shop to shop effortlessly.
• Galway always has a buzz of excitement surrounding it. This could be from its eclectic mix of inhabitants to the colourful street entertainment – you couldn’t possibly just pinpoint one element that describes this buzz of what we in Ireland call the ‘City of Tribes’.
• In Eyre Square you can avail of some fabulous shopping along with seeing the famous statue of Padraig O Conaire, a famous Irish language writer.
• Standing on the banks of the River Corrib is University College Galway, an architectural masterpiece that lies just 10 minutes walk away from the city centre.
• Another site to behold is the infamous Spanish Arch, which can be found on the left bank of the Corrib, where Galway's river meets the sea.
• Galway is the birthplace of the world famous Claddagh ring, a souvenir many bring home, just to keep a little piece of Galway with them always. Claddagh is a small village just outside of the city.
• If you want to get away from the city why not take a trip here or to the nearby seaside resort of Salthill? Always a hotspot with holiday makers to Galway city!

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