Ireland is a perennial favourite. Good to visit hail, rain or shine, it's a year-round destination with plenty to offer. From its stunning natural setting, sweeping views over the Atlantic on the west coast, verdant farmland with grazing livestock to its colourful seaside towns and bustling capital city, take a queue from the locals and just go with the flow. Be inspired to visit by the brand new Insight Pocket Guide Ireland, a concise, full-color guide to this small island that combines lively text with vivid photography to highlight the best that Ireland has to offer. Inside Insight Pocket Guide Ireland: Where To Go covers the Republic as well as Northern Ireland. Top 10 Attractions gives a run-down of the best sights to take in on your trip, including the Dingle Peninsula, Trinity and The Book of Kells, Temple Bar, Newgrange and Cork. A Perfect Tour provides an itinerary for a good tour of the country. What To Do is a snapshot of ways to spend your spare time; try cycling, horseriding or even surfing, and then there's walking trails and shopping, plus nightlife. Essential information on Ireland's culture, including a brief history. Eating Out covers the country's best cuisine. Curated listings of the best hotels and restaurants. A-Z of all the practical information you'll need. About Insight Guides: Insight Guides has over 40 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps as well as picture-packed eBooks to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture together create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure. 'Insight Guides has spawned many imitators but is still the best of its type.' - Wanderlust Magazine

With its unique mix of jaw-dropping landscapes, lively cities, friendly people and buzzing nightlife, it's hard to beat a holiday in Ireland. This book is the perfect companion to this alluring country, telling you all the best things to see and do and giving you more information on history and culture than any other guide. Our expert local author has fully updated the guide for this new edition, with reworked chapters on the Irish character, Dublin, and Galway and the West, while the Belfast chapter has been brought right up to date with coverage of the city's exciting new Titanic Quarter and interactive Titanic museum. The book tells you everything you need to know about the essential Irish experiences, from vibrant festivals like Dublin's Bloomsday to the country's world-renowned pubs and fantastic array of outdoor activities like walking, golf and angling. Stunning pictures throughout give you a vivid portrait of modern Ireland. Comprehensive maps will help you get around and travel tips provide all the essential information, along with our recommendations for the best bars, restaurants and hotels.

Let us guide you on every step of your travels. From deciding when to go, to choosing what to see when you arrive, Insight Guide Ireland, is all you need to plan your trip and experience the best of Ireland, with in-depth insider information on must-see, top attractions like Dublin, the Giant's Causeway, the Aran Islands, Connemara and the Wild Atlantic Way, and hidden cultural gems like the walls of Derry and the holy mountain of Croagh Patrick. This book is ideal for travellers seeking immersive cultural experiences, from exploring vibrant Dublin, colourful Cork and historic Derry, to discovering the wild west coast, the plains of Tipperary and the Glens of Antrim. - In-depth on history and culture: explore the region's vibrant history and culture, and understand its modern-day life, people and politics - Excellent Editor's Choice: uncover the best of Ireland, which highlights the most special places to visit around the region - Invaluable and practical maps: get around with ease thanks to detailed maps that pinpoint the key attractions featured in every chapter - Informative tips: plan your travels easily with an A to Z of useful advice on everything from climate to tipping - Inspirational colour photography: discover the best destinations, sights, and excursions, and be inspired by stunning imagery - Inventive design makes for an engaging, easy-reading experience - Covers: Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Shannon, Galway and the west, Belfast and Northern Ireland About Insight Guides: Insight Guides is a pioneer of full-colour guide books, with almost 50 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides with user-friendly, modern design. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps, as well as phrase books, picture-packed eBooks and apps to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.

This Insight Guide is a lavishly illustrated inspirational travel guide to Ireland and a beautiful souvenir of your trip. Perfect for travellers looking for a deeper dive into the destination's history and culture, it's ideal to inspire and help you plan your travels. With its great selection of places to see and colourful magazine-style layout, this Ireland guidebook is just the tool you need to accompany you before or during your trip. Whether it's deciding when to go, choosing what to see or creating a travel plan to cover key places like Dublin and Connemara, it will answer all the questions you might have along the way. It will also help guide you when you'll be exploring the Aran Islands or discovering the Glens of Antrim on the ground. Our Ireland travel guide was fully-updated post-COVID-19. The Insight Guide Ireland covers: Dublin, Excursions from Dublin, The Southeast, Cork and Surroundings, The Southwest, Limerick and the Shannon Region, The Cliffs of Moher, The Burren Galway and the West, and Inland Ireland. In this guide book to Ireland you will find: IN-DEPTH CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL FEATURES Created to provide a deeper dive into the culture and the history of Ireland to get a greater understanding of its modern-day life, people and politics. BEST OF The top attractions and Editor's Choice featured in this Ireland guide book highlight the most special places to visit. TIPS AND FACTS Up-to-date historical timeline and in-depth cultural background to Ireland as well as an introduction to Ireland's food and drink, and fun destination-specific features. PRACTICAL TRAVEL INFORMATION A-Z of useful advice on everything, from when to go to Ireland, how to get there and how to get around, to Ireland's climate, advice on tipping, etiquette and more. COLOUR-CODED CHAPTERS Every part of the destination, from Cork to Inland Ireland has its own colour assigned for easy navigation of this Ireland travel guide. CURATED PLACES, HIGH-QUALITY MAPS Geographically organised text, cross-referenced against full-colour, high-quality travel maps for quick orientation in Dublin, Belfast and many other locations in Ireland. STRIKING PICTURES This guide book to Ireland features inspirational colour photography, including the stunning Glendalough and the spectacular Rock of Cashel.

Explore Tokyo is from the popular series by insight and is the ideal companion when discovering this exciting city. Covering unique experiences exclusive to Tokyo, such as where to go for the best hot-spring bath, to the finest sushi breakfast. This itinerary-based guide provides details of the City's best routes, written by a local expert, for that personal touch and insider information. 14 easy to follow routes through the city's many interesting neighborhoods provide ideal days out, so whether you are an art enthusiast, gourmet, historian, shopaholic, architecture buff, scientist, or simply want to escape the crowds; there is a route to suit. The best places to eat and drink are highlighted in each route and in the directory section, which also contains a wealth of useful practical information, including a range of carefully selected hotels to suit all budgets. All routes are plotted on the useful pull out map, and evocative photography reveals Tokyo's unique character. The stylish design, full colour photography throughout and durable, flexibound cover makes this guide not only a pleasure to read, but also the ultimate companion when exploring Tokyo. About Insight Guides: Insight Guides has over 40 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce around 400 full-color print guide books and maps as well as picture-packed eBooks to meet different travelers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture together create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure. 'Insight Guides has spawned many imitators but is still the best of its type.' - Wanderlust Magazine

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Insight Guides: all you need to inspire every step of your journey. From deciding when to go, to choosing what to see when you arrive, this is all you need to plan your trip and experience the best of Southeast Asia, with in-depth insider information on must-see, top attractions like Angkor Wat, Singapore's markets and the island of Boracay, and hidden cultural gems like the pagodas of Mandalay and Borneo's wild national parks. Insight Guide Southeast Asia is ideal for travellers seeking immersive cultural experiences, from exploring Laos' Plain of Jars and the high-energy capital of Bangkok, to discovering the remote peoples of Papua's highlands and the rich spirituality of Bali. In-depth on history and culture: enjoy special features on the legacy of war in Vietnam and diving in the Philippines, all written by local experts Includes innovative, unique extras to keep you up-to-date when you're on the move - this guide comes with a free eBook, and an app that highlights top attractions and regional information and is regularly updated with new hotel, bar, restaurant, shop and local event listings Invaluable maps, travel tips and practical information ensure effortless planning, and encourage venturing off the beaten track Inspirational colour photography throughout - Insight Guides is a pioneer of full-colour guide books Inventive design makes for an engaging, easy reading experience About Insight Guides: Insight Guides is a pioneer of full-colour guide books, with almost 50 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides with user-friendly, modern design. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps, as well as phrase books, picture-packed eBooks and apps to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.

What makes playing a golf course a great experience? Kevin Markham travelled 6,800 miles in a 20-year-old camper van, walked 2,100 miles, lost countless balls, and wore out three pairs of golf shoes to find out. He played and rated every 18-hole course - all 350 of them. The result is the most comprehensive, best-researched guide to Irish golfs, from expensive, well-known courses to affordable little gems. Kevin assesses each course in a detailed review and from a novel perspective, rating the golfing experience using the same criteria for all courses. Courses are ranked out of 100, across 8 criteria, such as design, appeal and value for money. This concise, detailed book is for golfing tourists looking for great value courses; for golfing societies that want to go beyond their local area; and for Irish golfers searching for excellent but unsung courses in Ireland. Written from an amateur's perspective, reviews focus on the energy and excitement of playing each course to give a true representation of the golf experience, and provides all the information necessary to book your round.

This optimistic guide to Ireland at 100 tells our national story through facts and stats, placing Ireland under the microscope to chart 100 achievements of the past 100 years. Ireland remained one of the most poverty-stricken nations in Europe for decades after the State was formed. Yet now, it has the second-highest standard of living in the world. Author Mark Henry has gathered the data to tell an under-told story of our national progress across every aspect of Irish life. He identifies the factors that account for Ireland's extraordinary success, as well as the five most prominent psychological biases that prevent us from recognising how far we have come. He also highlights the greatest challenges that we must now address if we are to continue to progress in the century ahead. While there is still more to be done, In Fact illustrates that Ireland, for all its imperfections, is in a much better state than you might think.