Powerscourt Waterfall – the highest waterfall in Ireland

February 5, 2011 by europeexplored No Comments

Powerscourt Waterfall is the highest waterfall in Ireland — a spectacular 121-metre cascade tumbling down the rocky slopes of the Wicklow Mountains within the magnificent Powerscourt Estate, just south of Dublin. Set in one of Ireland’s most beautiful designed landscapes, the waterfall plunges through a lush wooded valley at the foot of the Great Sugar […]

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Powerscourt House and Gardens – the most beautiful gardens in Ireland

November 27, 2010 by europeexplored No Comments

Powerscourt House and Gardens is one of the most beautiful estates in Ireland — a magnificent 18th-century Palladian mansion set within 47 acres of meticulously designed gardens in the Wicklow Mountains, ranked among the top three gardens in the world by National Geographic and voted one of the top ten houses worldwide by Lonely Planet. […]

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