The Legendary Walking Tour of Galway: Explore Legends and Tales in a Medieval City

Embark on the legendary walking tour of Galway and immerse yourself in the captivating tales of pirates, murder, and adventure. Discover the hidden gems of this medieval city and indulge in the local culinary delights. Join us for a personalized and intimate experience like no other!

Duration: 1 hour, 20 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Lynch’s Castle - We take time to take in this magnificent building with its strange tale of a monkey who came to the rescue of a family facing disaster
What's Included
  • A captivating storytelling experience of the infamous Lynch Family murder
Additional Information

Hi! and welcome to the most friendly city on earth (and that’s official). The ‘Legendary tour’ has been running for over a decade now and has been much praised over the years for going well beyond the historical outline of city. We take you on meandering tour around the backstreets of the fine medieval city with a few stops that relate to more modern…

Location
Galway City Museum
Spanish Parade
We meet on the steps of the Museum entrance. Toilet facilities are available inside. Why not arrive early and explore the FREE museum?
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Rebecca_w
Oct 31, 2024
When our train was late... - When our train was late Neil was able to schedule us for another tour. We had a lot of fun, learned so much about Galway and he kept our two tween sons engaged and entertained. Book a tour with Neil, he’s great.
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John_l
Oct 23, 2024
Galways hidden treasures on Foot - The tour led by Neil, was wonderful. We would never have found many of the stops or heard the histories without this wonderful tour. Neil gave us such a great appreciation for Galway history. The story of Lynch family was perfect. The walk was appropriately paced.
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762kellyl
Oct 12, 2024
Perfect walking tour of the city. - Great guide, covered a wide range of topics and answered every question. Really enjoyed our time on the tour. The time is 3:30 rather than 5:00 as it says in Rick Steves’ guide.
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Kelly_e
Oct 9, 2024
Highly recommend - Wonderful tour with great stories and information. Highly recommend, especially if you are short on time in Galway. Had a lovely time
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David_c
Oct 8, 2024
Interesting and fun walk away from most tourists - This was a good look at some of the history of the area. We've been to Galway for a couple days before, so had seen all the touristy places around Shop st. This took us to different areas where we learned a lot of history, and saw some nice views. It took us to places we'd seen last year, but now we got some behind the scenes information that filled in some blanks. Great guide.
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Daniel
Sep 29, 2024
Entertaining, Humorous, Historical - Our guide Lorraine kept the group captivated and informed of the various historical events in Galway. Her restaurant recommendations and Guinness research is superb! Definitely recommended for a first day in Galway. It set us up perfectly for own adventure!
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Onair488574
Sep 24, 2024
Excellent guide - Excellent tour. Neil delivered an interesting tour, visiting places we would not have found ourselves, giving the history (legends) with humour.
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Seonyeong_w
Sep 22, 2024
The walk was very... - The walk was very enjoyable. The guide was very pleasant and we were able to look into local legend, streets, and culture. Loved all the talk and knowledge he gave us. We cannot have known the city better. Absolutely going to recommend this to friends. We had a great time.
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Henryn_13
Sep 22, 2024
Take this tour. - Neill is a great story teller and you can feel is love of Galway. Highly recommend taking two hours of your time in Galway to hear about the history and great stories of this wonderful small town. Great recommendations after as well
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Marc_s
Oct 4, 2024
Fun tour with some interesting facts and story - Ed Sheeran, stops and history were interesting. Also a great way to get introduced to city restaurants and pubs. Glad we did it.
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From $17
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).