Kick the wall
A local ritual.
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A two-kilometre seafront promenade in the suburb of Salthill, south-west of central Galway, looking out over Galway Bay. It opened in 1856, and since the nineteenth century the area has been a seaside resort where people come to relax and swim. Locals walk it in every season, with views across the bay to the grey hills of the Burren and, on clear days, the Aran Islands on the horizon, while small beaches, benches, playgrounds and cafés line the way. A fun local tradition is to kick the wall at the end of the prom by the Blackrock diving tower before turning back, and there's also an aquarium on the prom showing Atlantic sea life, good for families. Walking it is free at any time, about 30 minutes on foot from the Spanish Arch. Come at sunset, when the sun goes down over the bay in a view Galway people love.
A local ritual.
The Burren beyond.
At Blackrock.
Salthill, south-west of central Galway
A fun local tradition: walkers kick the wall at the end of the prom by the Blackrock diving tower before turning back.