National Geographic Traveler: Ireland, 3rd Edition

by Christopher Somerville

In response to the modern vacationer's interest in more meaningful journeys, we have relaunched the acclaimed National Geographic Traveler guidebook series to embrace experiential travel—with emphasis on soft adventure and hands-on involvement in local life and culture. This guide to beautiful Ireland is chock full of attractive new features to make your trip uniquely Insider tips from National Geographic and local experts reveal favorite little-known sites and events. Sidebars encourage the visitor to truly get inside local culture, from learning traditional dance in Galway to helping restore the country's native boglands. Whether you plan to follow the James Joyce Trail in Dublin or simply ramble the open spaces of the aptly named Emerald Isle, National Geographic Ireland has everything needed to make your trip magnificent.

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction, Ireland, Reference

400 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Christopher Somerville is a travel writer & 'Walking Correspondent' of The Times. His long-running ‘A Good Walk’ series appears every Saturday in the Times Weekend section. He has written some 40 books, many about his travels on foot in various parts of the world

Reviews

[Emily Hauptmann]

I borrowed a dozen books on Ireland from the library and the 2021 version of this book was my favorite. There are so many beautiful hand drawn illustrations.. that always makes me happy. But also the way people visit Ireland means a lot of city hopping and the layout of this book makes it more manageable. the only things I think could be improved are a few of the photos are clearly outdated and the spine of the book has already started to come apart. A travel guide should be able to withstand a lot of use and this one just honestly didn’t physically hold up very well.

[Pooja Singh]

More information on Ireland as a country than as a travel guide.

[Jodi]

This is one of the most terribly written things I've ever attempted to read. I really want to finish as this is where we're now hoping to go for our honeymoon, but it had been a struggle to get through.

[Anna]

Beautiful pictures, but the actual information is scarce and largely better-suited for armchair travel than actual practical use.

[Rod]

Great pictures, a few cool walks, and some good info. Frommer's had far more useful info for planning a trip.

[Ruth Kyle]

I am ready for my vacation.

[Elanna]

Aggiornata, concisa e pratica. Meno approfondita della guida Touring Club dal punto di vista culturale.

[Ceilidhchaos]

missing some information on important archaeological sites. otherwise great book. no information on open hours.