Buying sweaters in Ireland - Rick Steves Travel Forum
2019年8月9日 · I went on the Best of Ireland tour last year and recommend buying your sweaters at the Aran Sweater Market in the Aran Islands. Like the person before me said, it was nice because if you spent $100 they would ship it home for you for free. I didn't have much room in my suitcase so that was nice. Also, a lot of the wool sweaters are super itchy.
Aran Island sweaters - Ireland - Rick Steves Travel Forum
2020年11月29日 · The Aran Sweater Market is one of the first buildings you'll see after stepping onto the dock in Kilronan on Inishmore. Its website states that its sweaters are 100% wool and made in Ireland. They're pricey but will probably outlive us all.
In ireland-where to buy made in ireland sweater? - Rick Steves
2018年4月27日 · Aran Sweater market has a large inventory of "made in Ireland" sweaters. Most of their machine knit sweaters are made with merino wool, cost about $125, and they come in a wide range of colors and patterns. . No need to actually buy the sweater in Ireland - you can order from them in the USA and have the sweater shipped to you.
Cable knit sweater - Rick Steves Travel Forum
2023年9月17日 · Ennis has a place called The Woolen Market, as well as other places. About 25 years ago, I bought a cable-knit sweater on Inishmore Island in the Aran Islands chain and don the garment still. The island chain and western Ireland overall are probably the sheep capitals of …
Aran sweaters - Rick Steves Travel Forum
2015年8月23日 · Many (if not the majority) of the Aran-style sweaters you will see for sale in Ireland were not actually made in Ireland, we were warned by a local who drove us on our trip. When I stopped in at a few stores, I would ask if the sweaters were made in Ireland, and in all except one instance, the sales person would return to say in a disappointed ...
RS Tour Aran Islands - Rick Steves Travel Forum
2022年6月5日 · Just went on the Best of Ireland tour, and on the Aran Island day our group got back on the ferry back to the mainland at 4PM. It took almost two hours to get back to the hotel (ferry from Inis Mór to Rossaveal was about 45 minutes, then the coach back to Galway was the rest of the time), so I would schedule anything you want to do that ...
Aran Islands - Rick Steves Travel Forum
2024年9月9日 · We were in Ireland for 2 weeks also without a car, relied on trains, buses and local tours and one private tour of the Burren. It worked well for us. Yes, private tour is expensive, but it also serve as our transport to the next town. We took ferry from Doolin to Inishmor then take Aran Offtoad tour, which is a 4x4 jeep tour.
Aran Islands: to stay or not to stay - Rick Steves Travel Forum
2010年6月15日 · Also some good shopping if you are planning on any of that in town and great Aran Sweaters on the island but wait until you get to the shop by the castle the woman inside will be knitting sweaters as you shop and will tell you about each …
Family of 3 - 9 Day Ireland Vacation in April
2024年12月9日 · I'm a five-time visitor to Ireland. I agree with G3rryCee: You can group Galway, Aran Islands and Cliffs of Moher into one stay in/near Galway. And you could group Killarney, Dingle and Ring of Kerry into another stay in Killarney. In addition to Killarney, you could also stay in Tralee. Maybe you could drop either Dingle or the Ring of Kerry.
Aran Island daytrip tour options - Rick Steves Travel Forum
2024年1月22日 · We will be visiting Ireland in April, and are contemplating a day trip to Inishmore, catching the ferry from Rossaveel (we plan to stay in Galway). We see the popularity of E-bikes, but my wife has mobility issues and will not ride a bike. I see that there may be Pony Trap tour options or other...