Welcome in Inishmore (Inis Mór), the stony island

The Aran Islands (irish Oileáin Árann) are three small islands located at the west coast of Ireland, in the Atlantic Ocean, more exactly in the bay of Galway, one of the most biggest cities in the country.

Stone walls in the green: the face of Inishmore.

Typical landscape on Inishmore.

In the three islands, Inishmore (irish Inis Mór), Inismaan (irish Inis Meáin) and Inisheer (irish Inis Oírr) live around 1,200 inhabitants, which speaks primarily Gaelic.

View of the west coast of Inishmore with the cliffs and the village Gort na gCapall.

The first thing I did after docking at the harbor of Inishmore was to rent a bike. For 10€/day one can get it and be flexible to move on the island. there many rent-a-bike shops right at the harbor.

My companion on the island.

The stony tracks on Inishmore.

I've been cycling on the island for around 5 hours and could cover at least half of it. Starting uphill to the highest point of the island.

Ruins of a fortress located on the highest point of Inishmore.

Then west along the stone walls till I got to the cliffs.

View from the west coast of the island.

The stony ground of Inishmore.

Down the road on the wets side there is the village Gort na gCapall. All I got to do to get there was to speed up downhill. Awesome! 

Then the way back along the beaches at the east coast. An stop at the seal colony is compulsory. From far the one can observe the lazy buddies either laying at the beach or stretching their heads and tails out of the water.

Beach with seal colony.

 Beach with the seal colony.

The seal colony on Inishmore.

Panorama of the seal colony.

Cycling on Inishmore was such an amazing experience. The landscapes on the island are breathtaking: riding along those stone walls, getting close to the cliffs, speeding up downhill and seeing the seal in the nature for the first time was unique!

Loved Ireland, its people,its landscapes and rainbows. Even considering to live there if I caome back to Europe one day!

Cheers people ... and visit Ireland. It's awesome!