Visit Westport

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

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.

King John's Castle on the Shannon and the Milk Market, in the city of Angela's Ashes.

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.

Visit Dublin, capital of Ireland. Explore Trinity College (home to the Book of Kells, a 9th-century illuminated manuscript), stroll through Temple Bar (historic cultural quarter with pubs and live music), see St. Patrick's Cathedral (largest church in Ireland, founded in 1191), and tour the Guinness Storehouse (seven-story experience on the history of Ireland's famous stout).