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Irlandreise2020 (Pdf) In den wilden Westen Irlands.. ie angebotene Gruppenreise geht in 2. Tag: Inis Mór (Hauptinsel der Aran den “Wilden Westen” Irlands, nach Islands). Die Insel ist bekannt als Hort der Connamara in das Fischerdorf irischen Sprache und Kultur sowie für DRoundstone. Reisezeit ist eineWoche im Mai ihren Reichtum an vor- und oder Juni 2020 geplant. Sobald ich weiß frühchristlichen Stätten. Nach dem Früh - wieviele Teilnehmer es sein werden, recher - stück geht es um 9 Uhr mit dem Bus zum chiere ich den entsprechenden Flug Berlin - Hafen Ros an Mhíl in der Galway-Bucht. Dubin. Um 10.30 legt die Fähre ab nach Inis Mór. Alle Teilnehmer müssten von Berlin fliegen Mit dem Fahrrad erkunden wir die 14 bzw. zum geplanten Ankunftszeit in Dublin am Kilomter lange und 3 Kilometer breite Flughafen sein, weil wir dort mit einem Insel. Erstes Ziel ist das Dún Aonghasa, das kleinen Leih-Bus nach Roundstone fahren berühmteste aller Duns oder Steinforts in werden. Irland. Atemberaubend 100 Meter hoch Wir werden in Christina Lowry’s Bed & über den senkrecht abfallenden Klippen Breakfast St. Joseph wohnen. Das berühmte gebaut vor 3000 Jahren erbaut. In der irische Frühstück ist im Preis ingegriffen und Nähe liegen die sehenswerten “Sieben so nachhaltig, dass man sich den Lunch fast Kirchen” - je nach Zeit können noch die sparen kann oder sich mit einer “Homemade beiden Steinforts Dún Dúchathair Das Dún Aonghasa auf den Klippen hoch über dem Meer Roundstone, Zeichnung, 2017, Utz Benkel soup of the day” begnügt. Im Preis inbegrif - (deutsch: das schwarze Fort), ein Promon - fen sind alle Fahrten mit dem Bus. Unterkunft tory Fort mit einer so genannten Reit - inkl. Frühstück. ersperre und das Dún Eochla, ein Steinfort, Flug - ca. 200 Euro - ist extra, ebenso dessen Errichtungsdatum der verhältnis - Getränke und Essen, Eintrittsgelder. mäßig kompletten runden Befestigung un - Ich habe ein 6tägiges Programm entworfen, bekannt ist, aber das Dún stammt das aber nach Absprache veränderbar ist und wahrscheinlich aus der späten Eisenzeit auch von der Chronologie spontan nach dem oder dem frühen Mittelalter (550–800 n. Frühstück abgeändert werden kann, wenn Chr.) besichtigt werden. dasWetter es erforderlich macht, also z.B. die Bekannt is Inis Mor auch für seine Strick - geplante Überfahrt auf eine Insel wegen waren aus Schafswolle. Bevor die Fähre Sturm nicht möglich ist, aber eine Bergwan - um 17 Uhr. zurückfahrt bleibt bestimmt derung schon; dann kann in diesem Fall ein - noch Zeit für einen Tee und einen Scone fach getauscht werden. mit Marmelade. Um 18.30 sind wir zurück in Roundstone. Programmvorschlag: 1. Tag: nach dem Frückstück Wanderung 3. Tag: Croagh Patrick. Der heilige auf den 300 Meter hohen Hausberg Round - 764 Meter hohe Berg Irlands im County Zwei vierbeinige Inselbewohner nahe des Schwarzen Forts Errisbeg von der Gurteen Bay aus gesehen stones, den Errisbeg . 300 Meter Höhe Mayo. Seit Hunderten von Jahren ist der klingt harmlos, aber es gibt keine Pfade, es Croagh Patrick zu Ehren des heiligen kann sehr feucht sein, auf jeden Fall ist es Patrick eine Wallfahrtsstätte. Im Jahr 441 steinig. AlsoTrittsicherheit, eine gewisse Kon - stieg der Patron Irlands auf diesen Berg, dition und gutes Schuhwerk, ebenso wie wet - fastete dort 40Tage lang und erbaute eine terfeste Kleidung sind erforderlich. Die Kapelle. Der Legende nach warf er an Wanderung geht aus dem Dorf hinaus auf einer Seite des Berges eine Glocke hinab der Errisbeg.Von dessen Gipfel hat man eine und vertrieb damit alle Schlangen von der fantastische Aussicht auf die Inseln, Hal - irischen Insel. Der Ort, wo die Glocke binseln, Buchten und auf die hunderte von angeblich landete, ist ein U-förmigesTal. Es kleinen Seen im Hinterland, wie auf die entstand während der Eiszeit und mündet Twelve Bens, die höchsten Gipfel Con - in die Clew Bay. nemaras. Danach geht es hinunter zur Gur - Nach dem Frühstück geht es 1 1/2 Stun - teen Bay, der schönsten Bucht Irlands. Von den um 9 Uhr nach Murrisk an der Clew dort die Landstraße (3 Kilometer) zurück Bay und am Fuße des Croagh Patrick. Der nach Roundstone. Dauer der Wanderung ca. Aufstieg ist steil und steinig. Auch hier 3 Stunden. sind Trittsicherheit, Kondition und gutes Schuhwerk, ebenso wie wetterfeste Klei - Aufstieg zum Croagh Patrick Blick vom Errisbeg auf die Gurteen Bay (links) und Dog’s Bay dung erforderlich. Der Aufsteig dauert je nach erkrankte Margaret Henry an der Ruhr und Kondition ca. 2 bis 3 Stunden und der Abstieg verstarb innerhalb weniger Tage am 4. circa 2 Stunden. Auf dem flachen Gipfel hat Dezember 1874. Sie wurde nach Kylemore man bei gutem Wetter einen wunderbare zurückgebracht und dort beigesetzt. Aussicht auf die vielen kleinen Inseln der Danach wandern wir zu denVictorianWal - Clew-Bay. Im Westen sieht man Clare Island, let Garden. Geburtsort der berühmten Piratin Grace O’ Über den Lough Inagh fahren wir zurück Malley (https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_ nach Roundstone. O%E2%80%99Malley) und im Norden die Halbinsel Achill Island, auf der Heinrich Böll 5. Tag: ein, zwei oder drei Gipfel lebte und 1957 sein “Irisches Tagebuch” der Twelve Bens. Je nach Lust, Fitneß schrieb. und Laune, können wir eine kürzere oder längere Tour durch die rauhen Twelve Bens 4. Tag: Gurteen Bay, Clifden und die machen. Konkretes besprechen wir vor Kylemore Abbey. Nachdem Frühstück Ort. Als kleine Einstimmung anbei eine fahren wir zur nahegelegen Gurteen Bay. Fast Video (https://www.youtube.com/watch? karibisch mutet dieser malerische Strand an. v=0sRVv0pmIvY), dass Ihnen einen Eindruck Zuerst klettern wir über ein paar Felsen; Auf dem Gipfel des Croagh Patrick von der Landschaft und der Art des Wan - Kylemore Abbey am Kylemore Lake rechts liegt der wohl am schönsten gelegene derns in denTwelve Bens zeigt. Die gezeigte Friedhof derWelt und dann wandern wir am Tour dauert 12 Stunden und ist 23 Kilome - smaragdgrünenWasser entlang bis zum Ende ter lang. Die werden wir nicht machen, aber der Bucht, über mit Felsen gesprengeltes den einen oder anderen Gipfel können wir Grasland zur anderen Seite der Halbinsel, zur erklimmen. Dog’s Bay. Von hier gehen wir über den Die Twelve Bens besitzen eine spröde flachen Rücken der Halbinsel durch den Schönheit: Sie sind felsig, steinig und völlig Friedhof zum Ausgangspunkt unserer circa baumlos, der höchste Berg, der Benbaun ist zweistündigen Wanderung zurück. 729 Meter. Es gibt keinerlei Wege oder Wir fahren weiter Richtung zum kleinen Pfade, Im unteren Bereich bewegt man sich Städtchen Clifden, der Hauptstadt Con - von Grasbüschel zu Grasbüschel hüpfend nemaras, wo wir Lunch haben werden. Auf weiter, um nicht in die Sumpflöcher zu demWeg dorthin passieren wir das Alcock & treten. Dann geht es relativ steil und steinig Brown Monument: John Alcock und Arthur bergauf. Es gibt hin- und wieder Kletterpas - Whitten Brown überquerten in einerVickers sagen. In den Twelve Bens ist es völlig ein - Vimy am 14./15. Juni 1919 als erste Menschen sam, man trifft so gut wie keine anderen in einem Flugzeug nonstop den Atlantik, und Wanderer und es ist sehr anstrengend - zwar von West nach Ost. Der Flug startete Gurteen Bay mit Friedhof aber wenn man es auf einen Gipfel schafft, Blick auf einen einen Teil der Twelve Bens um 13:45 h Ortszeit in St. John’s, Neufund - wird man mit einem grandiosen Ausblick land, die Landung erfolgte nach 16 Stunden auf die anderen Gipfel, das Meer, die Seen und 12 Minuten Flugzeit in der Nähe von und Inseln belohnt. Clifden kopfüber im Moor nach 1980 geflo - Für wenn das nichts ist, kann alternativ an genen nautischen Meilen (3.667 km). diesem Tag eine Radtour rund um den Von Clifton geht es weiter am Nationalpark Errisbeg machen. Das sind circa 50 Kilo - Connemara mit dem Diamond Hill vorbei meter zuerst an der malerischen Küste zur bekannten Kylemore Abbey entlang und dann durch die reizvolle Seen - (https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kylemore_ landschaft im Hinterland, den Errisbeg Abbey) der Benediktinerinnen am idyllischen immer im Blick, zurück nach Roundstone. Klyemore Lake, die wir besichtigen werden, wenn die Renovierungsarbeiten 6. Tag. Ausflug nach Inishbofin. In - abgeschlossen sind. Wenn nicht, gehen wir ishbofin (Insel der Weißen Kuh) ist eine durch den weitläufigen Park am See entlang kleine Insel 9 Kilometer vor der Küste. Die zur Gotischen Kapelle, die Mitchell Henry, 15 km² große stark gegliederte Insel erre - der Erbauer des Schlosses als Mausoleum für ichen wir mit der Fähre von Cleggan aus. seine verstorbene Gattin Margret Henry er - Auf der Insel wohnen noch 199 Menschen bauen ließ; während eines Urlaubs in Ägypten (Stand 2006), die vor allem vom Fischfang Diamond Hill im Connemara Nationalpark Blick vom höchsten der Twelve Bens, dem Benbaun (729 M.) und von der Landwirtschaft leben. Im Winter schneiden Stürme die Insel manchmal wochenlang vom Festland ab. Wir werden über die Insel wandern, auf den den 85 Meter hohen Westquarter. Zu den archäologischen Fundplätzen auf der Insel gehören: Die Promontory Forts Cloon - amore und Westquarter 1 und 2, mehrere Castleruinen, ein Cillin, zerstörte Cromwell- Baracken, ein Erdwerk, eine unbestimmbare und eine frühkirchliche Einfriedung, ein Feldsystem bei MiddleQuarter, eine Hausru - ine, zwei Heilige Quellen, eine Horizon - talmühle, zwei Kökkenmöddinger, vier Promontory Forts und mehr als ein halbes Dutzend Rundhütten. Die Insel gehörte zunächst dem O’Flaherty- Blick vom Westquarter Richtung Festland Clan, bis sie die O'Malleys im Jahre 1380 gewannen. Sie wird mit der Piratin Grace O’Malley (1530–1603) und dem spanischen Piraten Alonzo Bosco, der den Hafen befes - tigte, inVerbindung gebracht. Die Kosten ohne Flug und Verpfle - gung belaufen sich auf ca. 450 Euro. Bei Fragen oder Interesse E-Mail: [email protected] Ballynahinch Castle.
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