Visit Limerick

Visit Cork, Ireland's second-largest city. Explore the English Market (a historic covered food market operating since 1788), see the 19th-century St. Fin Barre's Cathedral (with its three spires and stained glass), and wander through University College Cork's campus (notable for its Gothic Revival architecture and the Glucksman Gallery).

Lively harbour city of music and pubs.

Ireland's medieval capital: a Norman castle, St Canice's round tower and the Smithwick's brewery.

The base for the Ring of Kerry, with Killarney National Park, its lakes and red deer next to town.

A fishing town of pubs and trad sessions at the end of the Dingle Peninsula, the westernmost point of Europe.

Ireland's oldest city, founded by Vikings in 914 and still cutting the crystal that carries its name.

A planned Georgian town at the foot of Croagh Patrick, the pilgrimage mountain climbed barefoot every July.

Explore Carcassonne, a fortified medieval city in southern France. Walk the double ring of ramparts of the Cité de Carcassonne (a UNESCO World Heritage site with 52 towers), admire the Basilica of Saints Nazarius and Celsus (known for its 12th-century stained glass and Gothic choir), and cross the Pont Vieux (a 14th-century stone bridge offering panoramic views of the city).