Self-Guided Tours - Clare and The Burren (7 nights - 6 days)

Attractions and sites of interest on or close to the routes

• Aillwee Cave
  The cave forms part of a complex underground system extending beneath much of the Burren region.
  
  
• Black Head
  The rocky headland on the Burren coastline ids a viewpoint from which dolphins and seals can often be spotted.
  
  
• Burren Purfumery
  Perfumes based on the rich flora of the Burren are distilled here.
  
  
• Cliffs of Moher
  Magnificent, sheer limestone cliffs towering above the Atlantic Ocean.
  
  
• Corcomroe Abbey
  Carvings of enigmatic heads, effigies and floral motifs are interesting features of this ruined 12th century Cistercian foundation.
  
  
• Doolin
  Co Clare village famous as a centre for traditional Irish music. Ferries to the Aran Islands operate from here.
  
  
• Dunguaire Castle
  A four-storey tower house built in 1520 by descendents of the kings of Connaught. Some of the rooms have ceilings made of wickerwork.
  
  
• Dysert O’Dea
  O’Deas Hermitage is an ancient monastic site with remains dating from prehistoric times to the 19th century. The Romanesque church and a Round Tower date from around AD 1100, as does the High Cross, called the White4 Cross of Tola.
  
  
• Ennis Friary
  Franciscan friary founded in 1241. In the 14th century it housed a flourishing community of 400 friars and 600 students
  
  
• Kilfenora
  The Burren Centre in the village is a mine of information about the region.
  
  
• Killone Abbey
  The remains of one of Ireland’s few nunneries, dating from the 12th century, have a beautiful loughside setting.
  
  
• Kilmacduagh Monastery
  Founded in the 7th century and sacked by the Vikings in the 10th century, the monastic complex spreads over a wide area. It has a fine round tower.
  
  
• Knappogue Castle
  A tower house dating from 1467, restored in the style of that period with furniture to match.
  
  
• Loop Head
  The most southerly point in Clare offers magnificent views south to the Dingle Peninsula.
  
  
• Lisdoonvarna
  Spa town at the southern end of the Burren region.
  
  
• Mullagh More
  Spectacular high rock strata, folded and contorted like dough.
  
  
• Poulnabrone Dolmen
  This grand dolmen is a fine example of a megalithic tomb, with a capacity of more than twenty corpses and their accompanying offerings of pottery and jewellery.
  
  
• Quin Friary
  Well-preserved ruins built on the foundations of an earlier castle, the bastions of which can still be seen. The church has tombstones dating from the 15th century.
  
  
• Spanish Point
  Headland with wide beaches where ships from the Spanish Armada foundered in 1588.
  

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