South WestThere’s something calming about the South West of Ireland. The utter tranquillity of remote areas, the wild majestic scenery along the coast, and the buzz of fantastic towns like Kenmare and Kinsale mean there’s literally something for everyone. This area is one of the most popular and scenic places of Ireland. Ireland's highest mountain, Carrauntoohil, (1041m) is located here. Many visitors to the region will remember kissing the Blarney Stone while visiting Blarney Castle outside Cork City. Killarney in County Kerry provides an excellent base for exploring what is known as the 'Ring of Kerry'. This route around the Dingle peninsula incorporates much of Kerry's world renowned coastlines, mountains and lakes.
This is a region where activity holidays play a large role in holiday plans, and County Cork has hosted the Irish Open Golf Championships on a number of occasions in recent years. Long distance walking is also very popular in the region, as are the many cycle routes. In all about 1000 kms of developed walking routes are available and about the same distance of developed or planned cycling routes await the visitor.
With such a long coastline sea and shore, fishing is widely available as is excellent game angling.
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