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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Rick_g
Jan 9, 2025
Fabulous day! - Great great trip, our driver, John was excellent, great meal at the restaurant recommend the seafood special. Beautiful Irish countryside.
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Guidoh542
Jan 7, 2025
A casual walk with interesting information. - Neil took us around his town with charm and competence. With slightly over 1h the walk was easily doable for everybody. We really enjoyed it.
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Bernadette_s
Jan 1, 2025
Great Tour - We had a great tour, our guide was knowledgeable and made the stories fun for everyone! Highly recommend if you are looking for a tour in Galway.
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Elizabeth_m
Dec 10, 2024
Great way to get familiar... - Great way to get familiar with the city. Our guide, Neil, was friendly, informative and made the tour fun. Very good value.
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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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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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