Shop Street and the Latin Quarter
Guide
Photo: Sulmac at English Wikipedia · Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
FreeWalkAllow 45–90 minPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
A pedestrian lane of brightly painted pubs and shops running down to the river, with buskers on most corners, and side streets of music pubs that fill up from the evening.
A brief history
These are the streets of the medieval walled town. Traditional music sessions in the pubs here are a big part of why people come to Galway.
Tips
- Best time
- Afternoon for the buskers; after 21:00 for a free session in a pub
- Cost
- Free to wander
- Allow
- 45–90 min
- Free days
- Always free
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Good to know
- Area
- The Latin Quarter: The old walled town between Shop Street and the river: pubs, music, buskers and the Spanish Arch. A few hostels, lively and loud late at night.
- Access
- Step-free
- Indoors or out
- Outdoors
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