Luxury Hotels
Cork
Leafy-with-love banks and the green waters of the canal
Pouring redemption for me - 'Canal Bank Wall', Patrick Kavanagh
Cork has long benefited from strong maritime trading links to continental Europe, a tradition that has brought with it a great diversity of musical, culinary and theatrical wealth over the centuries.
Today the real capital is a gateway to the wonders of West Cork and the beauty of its many picturesque seaside villages (including Skibereen which provided the backdrop for War of the Buttons), its green and luscious countryside which provided ample shelter for the many rebels during the civil war, ably retold in The Wind That Shakes The Barley
From jazz to opera to trad, Cork is a musician's dream with the world reknowned annual Jazz fest and operatic treats from international tenors, baritones and sopranos (not those sopranos) at the Opera House.
And while on a soft day, dancing at the crossroads with comely maidens may be everyone’s cup of tea, the Damhsafest offers the young at heart and straight of back the chance to get jiggy with it.
And if you decide to dine on the delights of pig's feet, seaweed and other delicacies at the various gourmet festivals around the county from , the Kinsale Gourmet Festivaland the Midleton Food & Drink Festival to The English Market right in Cork city centre, you will probably need some exercise to shed a few ounces.
Of course you can always elect to wet your whistle and exercise your newly found gift of the gab courtesy of the Blarney Stone, marvel at Monkey Island in Fota, wake up and smell the roses at both Doneraile Park and Garnish Island Cork.
And when you are ready to kick back and be pampered from head to toe, check in at one of our fabulous luxury hotels including Fota Island Hotel & Spa, Imperial Hotel, River Lee Hotel and Hayfield Manor
Cork has long benefited from strong maritime trading links to continental Europe, a tradition that has brought with it a great diversity of musical, culinary and theatrical wealth over the centuries.
Today the real capital is a gateway to the wonders of West Cork and the beauty of its many picturesque seaside villages (including Skibereen which provided the backdrop for War of the Buttons), its green and luscious countryside which provided ample shelter for the many rebels during the civil war, ably retold in The Wind That Shakes The Barley
From jazz to opera to trad, Cork is a musician's dream with the world reknowned annual Jazz fest and operatic treats from international tenors, baritones and sopranos (not those sopranos) at the Opera House.
And while on a soft day, dancing at the crossroads with comely maidens may be everyone’s cup of tea, the Damhsafest offers the young at heart and straight of back the chance to get jiggy with it.
And if you decide to dine on the delights of pig's feet, seaweed and other delicacies at the various gourmet festivals around the county from , the Kinsale Gourmet Festivaland the Midleton Food & Drink Festival to The English Market right in Cork city centre, you will probably need some exercise to shed a few ounces.
Of course you can always elect to wet your whistle and exercise your newly found gift of the gab courtesy of the Blarney Stone, marvel at Monkey Island in Fota, wake up and smell the roses at both Doneraile Park and Garnish Island Cork.
And when you are ready to kick back and be pampered from head to toe, check in at one of our fabulous luxury hotels including Fota Island Hotel & Spa, Imperial Hotel, River Lee Hotel and Hayfield Manor