Getting There & Around -- The best way to see the sights along the Galway Bay coast is to drive. From Galway City, follow the coast road (R336). From Galway City to Inverin, it's about 32km (20 miles).

Visitor Information -- Contact or visit Ireland West Tourism, Aras Fáilte, Foster Street, Galway, County Galway (tel. 091/537700; www.discoverireland.ie/west). Hours are May, June, and September daily 9am to 5:45pm; July and August daily 9am to 7:45pm; October to April Monday to Friday 9am to 5:45pm, and Saturday 9am to 12:45pm. Seasonal offices, open from late April through September, are at Clifden (tel. 095/21163) and Salthill (tel. 091/520500).

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