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County Kilkenny
About 46 miles away
Ireland's medieval city, with its Norman castle.
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Glendalough
A 6th-century monastic settlement with a round tower in a glacial valley of the Wicklow Mountains, about an hour away.
- Open
- Always; the visitor center has set hours
- Price
- Free; paid for parking and the visitor center
- Time Needed
- A full day
- Address
- Glendalough, County WicklowDirections
- Getting There
- About an hour's drive south of Dublin, or a day tour or shuttle bus.
Why Go
St Kevin founded a monastery in this valley of two lakes, and its round tower, churches and high crosses still stand among the trees.
Walking trails climb around the Upper Lake in the Wicklow Mountains National Park.
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