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爱尔兰

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宝博体育 爱尔兰 to connect with Europe’s most warm and welcoming people. With a history reaching all the way back to the Mesolithic period, 爱尔兰 has a wealth of fascinating landmarks to see and learn from. 亲吻巧言石, a limestone block that’s part of the medieval Blarney Castle, and find out if it really does give you the gift of gab. Step back in time at the Rock of Cashel, fifth century home to Munster’s kings, where it overlooks the pastoral countryside in County Tipperary. Meet the Benedictine nuns who live in Kylemore Castle, a 19th century private home transformed into an abbey after World War I, and walk through their Victorian gardens. Take a tour of Kilmainham Gaol, the 都柏林 prison where the leaders of 爱尔兰’s 1916 Easter Rising were imprisoned and executed and where many other pro-independence Irish men and women were held during the war. Walk the five thousand year old burial grounds at Newgrange, where Irish kings were laid to rest. 参观美丽的圣. Patrick’s Cathedral in 都柏林, where 18th century author Johnathan Swift once served as the Dean. In a country known for its verdant, 未遭破坏的景观, don’t be surprised if you want to spend as much time outside as your class schedule allows. Visit one of the sheep farms situated in 爱尔兰’s rolling green hills. Go night kayaking on Lough Hyne in West 软木塞 and let the bioluminescent phytoplankton living in the lake guide you with their light. Get up close to Fungie the wild dolphin, who’s been greeting visitors in Dingle Bay for decades. Visit the famous Cliffs of Moher, dramatically rising almost four hundred feet above the Atlantic in County Clare. 如果你在都柏林的话, you don’t have to leave city limits to get your nature fix: Phoenix Park, the largest enclosed park in any European capital, features acres of fields where wild deer graze, 维多利亚时代的花园, 都柏林动物园. For a more rugged adventure, the Wicklow Mountains invite you to hike through their gorgeous terrain into the Glendalough Valley. Bike the Waterford Greenway, a dedicated off-road track connecting Waterford and Dungarvan, and take in the lovely views of the Clonea Strand Beach. Roam Killarney National Park to bask in mossy green woodlands, watch colorful sunsets by the lake, and tour the grounds of Muckross House, a pristinely preserved 19th century estate.