Quay Street
Buskers and colour.
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Galway's historic heart, a web of cobbled, pedestrian streets running from the Spanish Arch to Eyre Square, lined with colourful shopfronts and hand-painted signs and full of life at every hour. The quarter is best known for the buskers and street performers along Quay Street and Shop Street, alongside cafés, seafood restaurants, craft shops and jewellers selling the famous Claddagh ring, the Irish ring with a heart, two hands and a crown. On Shop Street stands Lynch's Castle, a late medieval stone merchant's house with carvings on its front, and the weekend Galway Market, with food and craft stalls, is held by the historic St Nicholas' Church. Wandering is free, and afternoons and evenings are best, when the buskers are out. It gets crowded during the summer festivals; check the ingredients at food stalls, as some contain pork.
Buskers and colour.
A merchant's house.
An Irish keepsake.
Quay Street and Shop Street, central Galway
Spanish ArchA historic stone arch where the River Corrib meets Galway Bay, part of what rema1 minute walk4.3
Eyre SquareThe main green square in the heart of Galway, which began as an open green in fr7 minutes walk4.6
Galway CathedralA massive stone cathedral with a green dome that rises above Galway's skyline. B7 minutes walk4.7At weekends by St Nicholas' Church in the Latin Quarter, with food and craft stalls.