Location
Craglea Lodge is ideally located to visit the Cliffs of Moher, Doolin & the Aran Islands boat, Liscannor as well as the sights on the West Coast of County Clare. The Burren region with its unique flora, caves, historical monuments and walking trails is only a few car minutes away. Read more about all the activities possible in the area on the next page!



Lahinch
Lahinch is a very busy seaside town with excellent shops, restaurants and an Art Gallery. The wonderful beach and promenade are full of atmosphere and fun during the Summer months.
This beach is a mecca for surfers and it offers ideal conditions for this sport. The long, sandy beach is also perfect for those who like a revitalising walk or for swimmers. It is patrolled by a lifeguard during the Summer months.



The Cliffs of Moher
The famous Cliffs of Moher stand facing the Atlantic ocean a short distance north. They are very impressive at over seven hundred feet high, and give visitors a high vantage point over Galway Bay and the Aran Islands. O'Brien's Tower stands guard at one end and Moher Castle is situated at the southern end. The cliffs are home to numerous seabirds,including gannets, razorbills guillemots and puffins, and the area is a birdwatcher's paradise.

The Burren
are about 500 sq.kms of lunar-like limestone landscape and surely one of the wonders of this world. Its apparent bareness nurtures an internationally famous flora. When Stone Age farmers settled in the Burren they found the area forested. By late medieval times the felling of timber and the grazing of cattle produced to-days skeletal landscape.Man has left a mass of evidence of having lived on the Burren for thousands of years. Material remains abound, including megalithic tombs, stone and earth ring forts, round towers, medieval churches, monasteries and castles. Burials took place in Poulnabrone and other dolmens over a period of 600 years from 5200 to 5800 years ago. .
Gaelic Chieftains like the O'Briens, the O'Connors and the O'Loughlins - who were the Princesses of the Burren - had their castles here. One at least, Gleninagh Castle was inhabited until the middle of the 19th century.
The Burren coastline shows a dramatic and picturesque mixture of stone, beaches and a crystal clear blue Atlantic ocean.
The Aran Islands are an extension of the Burren landscape.
There are numerous caves, one of which, Ailwee Cave is open to visitors. You'll get an inside look into the area and its mysteries if you visit the Burren Centre in Kilfenora. Kilfenora is an ancient Cathedral city and the high crosses are still in evidence today.