Description
Yvonne Gordon provides an essential guide to Ireland's epic coastal driving route - the Wild Atlantic Way. In this newly revised and updated edition she divides the route into 16 easy-to-follow scenic drives from Kinsale, in south Cork, all the way to the little village of Muff in the far north of the island. Each drive can be comfortably completed in one day and includes an overview map with photographs to illustrate the text. Information is provided on mileage, directions, official discovery points and numerous additional attractions, including the many towns and villages dotted along the way. The generous fold-out maps can be used to follow the guided route or to design custom itineraries. 31 handy fold-out maps. 16 easy-to-follow drives. Official Discovery Points highlighted. Additional recommendations and tips. Route planning maps for the national road network. Distance charts for towns and villages. Yvonne Gordon is an award-winning travel writer who writes about Ireland for publications around the globe including the Irish Independent, The Guardian, Lonely Planet, The Washington Post, National Geographic Travel, BBC Travel and Hemispheres magazine. She is the author of Frommer's Ireland, co-author of Back Roads Ireland and Lonely Planet Experience Ireland and her awards include Irish Travel Writer of the Year. Based in Dublin, she explores the Wild Atlantic Way regularly, finding something new and fascinating on each journey.
