The pint of the Guinness at the Gravity Bar in the Guinness Storehouse, the 7th floor, the 360-degree glass, the view of the Dublin from the highest bar in the city (the Wicklow Mountains on the clear day, the St Patrick’s Cathedral, the Christ Church, and the rooftops), the pint that has the settled the 119.5 seconds (the “perfect pour”, the 45-degree angle, the fill to the ¾, the wait for the surge, the top to the foam above the harp, and the most beautiful pint in the world), and the €25 entry that is the worth the view and the drink, is the essential Dublin start. The best of the Ireland is the not the Dublin only, the best of the Ireland is the Wild Atlantic Way, the music, the pubs, the Cliffs of the Moher, and the sense that the Irish people are the best in the world. Here is how to fulfil your vision of the Ireland.

The Best of Ireland, Fulfil Your Vision

• The Dublin, the essential 2 days: The Dublin is the essential start: the Guinness Storehouse (see above, the €25, the book online the day before), the Trinity College and the Book of the Kells (the 9th-century illuminated manuscript, the most beautiful book in the world, the Long Room, the 200,000 books, the busts of the great writers, and the most beautiful library room in the Ireland. ~€18, and the essential strategy: the 9am, the first slot, and the Book of the Kells alone before the crowds), the pub (the essential Dublin pub: the Stag’s Head, the 1895, the Victorian, the no music, the conversation, and the best pint in the Dublin. ~€6 for the Guinness), the Temple Bar (the £8 for the Guinness, the tourist trap, and the essential for the 1 pint, the photograph, and the move to the Mulligan’s, the Poolbeg Street, the 1782, and the best literary pub in the Dublin), the Kilmainham Gaol (the 1796, the prison, the Easter Rising, the 1916, and the most moving museum in the Ireland. ~€8, and the essential: the book the 2 weeks in advance, the tickets sell out), the EPIC Museum (the Irish Emigration Museum, the 10 million people who have the left the island, and the best museum in the Dublin. ~€17). More Ireland →
• The Wild Atlantic Way and the essential Ireland: The Cliffs of the Moher (the County Clare, the essential Irish landscape): the 214 metres, the 8 km, the Atlantic, and the most visited natural attraction in the Ireland. ~€12 for the entry, and the essential strategy: the 8am, the cliffs open at the 8am, and the coach tours arrive at the 10am. The 8am–9.30am is the quiet and the best light. The essential alternative: the Cliffs of the Moher walk from the Doolin (the 8 km, the 3 hours, the coastal path, the free, and the sense of the arrival that is the more earned). The Ring of the Kerry (the County Kerry, the most beautiful drive in the Ireland): the 179 km, the coastal, the Killarney National Park (the Muckross House, the Torc Waterfall), the Skellig Michael (the 6th-century monastery on the rock, the Star Wars “The Force Awakens,” the UNESCO, the boat from the Portmagee, the €100, the 12 km from the shore, the 600 steps, and the most extraordinary day out in the Ireland. The essential: the book the boat the months in advance, the daily the quota is the 180 the people. The essential alternative: the Skellig Experience Visitor Centre on the Valentia Island, the €5). The Connemara and the Westport (the County Mayo, the best small town in the Ireland): the Matt Molloy’s Pub (the flute-player of the Chieftains, the session the every night, and the best traditional music in the Ireland), the Croagh Patrick (the 764 metres, the 3,000-year-old pilgrimage, the 3-hour climb, and the best mountain walk in the Ireland. The free, and the essential: the stick, the €3 from the car park, the essential for the descent)