National Geographic Traveler: Ireland

by Christopher Somerville

With clear maps and practical travel advice, the National Geographic Traveler series offers in-depth descriptions of major cultural, architectural and historical sites, city area maps, specially commissioned walks and drives and an author tour of each destination. Special features an extensive introduction to each destination; places of interest highlighted on all maps with each major site covered in detail; "more places to visit" providing places of interest off the beaten track; a director of hotels, restaurants, shops and entertainment; and practical tips on opening times and telephone numbers.

Genres: Travel, Ireland, Nonfiction, 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 · Rating 4 out of 5]

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 the only things I think could be improved are a few of the photos are clearly outdated and the spine of the book has already started to come apart.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 · Rating 3 out of 5]

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 · Rating 3 out of 5]

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

[Rod · Rating 3 out of 5]

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

[Ruth Kyle · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am ready for my vacation.

[Elanna · Rating 3 out of 5]

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

[Ceilidhchaos · Rating 3 out of 5]

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