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Iveragh is a peninsula in the County Kerry in the southwest of the republic Ireland.
Regions
The article covers the Atlantic coast in the area of the panorama route Ring of Kerry as well as the interior of the peninsula west of the Gap of Dunloe.
places
- Castlemaine at the mouth of the Maine River at the east end of the bay Dingle Bay, Bridge to Dingle Peninsula.
Ring of Kerry
- Killorglin
- Glenbeigh
- Headland Rossbeigh in Dingle Bay with a sandy beach and dune landscape.
- Cahersiveen with ferry connections to Valentia Island and after Dingle
- Portmagee, west of the N70, bridge to Valentia Island and boat service to the Skellig Rocks
- Branches of the scenic route Skellig Rings' (R565 / R566 / R567) to Bolus Head with a view of the pointed islands Skellig Rocks.
- Waterville
- Caherdaniel with the Derrynane National Historic Park
- Castlecove with Westcove
- Sneem with Parknasilla
- Tahilla
- Kenmare at the east end of the Kenmare Bay, Bridge to the peninsula Beara.
Valentia Island
- Chapeltown
- Knight's Town
Skellig Rocks
The Skellig Rocks are uninhabited islands in the Atlantic; they can usually be seen very well from many stretches of coast in the southwest. Among other things, they are a pilgrimage destination.
Inland
- Glencar
- Maghanlawaun
Other goals
- Killarney
- Killarney National Park
- The passports Moll's Gap (N71) and Gap of Dunloe
- Neighboring peninsulas Dingle in the north and Beara in the south.
- Tralee
background
language
Irish and English
Arrival / mobility
Ferry ports / sea route
- The nearest ferry port is Cork.
- There is a ferry service in Cahersiveen Valentia Island. There is also a ferry service in many cards Dingle registered; proof of this is still pending.
- The bays of the Atlantic ocean are navigable for seaworthy pleasure craft. Smaller boats can also be used to a limited extent in coastal areas. Sports harbors are available in many places; For boats with little draft, there are other mooring options in shallow bays.
Airports
The nearest airport is that Kerry County Airport.
By train
In the street
Tralee and Killarney are well connected to the trunk road network.
The other roads are winding and narrow in places. At least the national roads are more than 5 m wide (individual bottlenecks can lead to waiting times). Side roads are often so narrow that you have to look for passing points when there is oncoming traffic.
Outside the main roads, you can calculate an average speed of a maximum of 40 km / h.
By bicycle
- The cycle route network is very incomplete and partly leads over narrow and heavily traveled national roads without verges.
- As a bike route, the Cycle Ring of Kerry - Killarney to Waterville (90 km, 1040 m difference in altitude) and Ring of Kerry - Waterville to Killarney Cycle (62 km, 528 m difference in altitude). Most of them run through mountains on paths, but also partly on the auto-tourist route N72 / N70.
Due to the narrow national roads with very high traffic, driving on the N 70 is not advisable, if it is clockwise, because the many coaches are only allowed to drive counterclockwise.
pedestrian
- Footpaths are often damp, stony, lead over pastures and are often barely recognizable. Sometimes they are also led along back roads; here there are dangers from vehicle traffic.
- Maps with a scale of at least 1: 50,000 are required.
Tourist Attractions
On the coasts
See panoramic road Ring of Kerry
Inland
- Carrantuohill. The highest mountain in Ireland at 1041 m.
- Ballaghisheen Pass
- Ballaghbeama Gap
- Gap of Dunloe. Pass road west of the Killarney National Park. In the direction of Beaufort (suburb of Killarney) you pass beautiful mountain lakes. The road is very narrow.
- Moll's Gap. Pass on Ring of Kerry (N 71).
- Lough Currane
- Lough Caragh
- Lough Acoose
- Black Valley. Valley west of the Killarney National Parks.
activities
- Water sports, beaches
- Golf, e.g. in Waterville, Parknasilla, Kenmare
- Hiking, including "The Kerry Way": Good shoes and rucksack provisions as well as maps are highly recommended.
Festivals
- "Puck Fair". Three-day festival (beginning August 10th) in Killorglin, in which a billy goat is crowned as king.
shop
- Avoca shop, at the Moll's Gap. Textiles, food specialties.
- Iron forge workshop in Pancake Cottage
- Candle workshop on Valentia Island (with offers for children)
kitchen
There is also a lot of fish on offer in the pubs. Pubs are considerably cheaper than restaurants.
- Pancake Cottage. Pancake restaurant, from Pass Moll's Gap (N 71) 3 km in the direction Sneem.
nightlife
security
Watch out for farm animals on the streets, especially in the evening.