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Trail
Croagh Patrick
Mountain of 764 metres overlooking Clew Bay, where tradition says São Patrício fasted for 40 days, with a chapel on the summit and the pilgrimage on the last Sunday of July.
Mayo · Ireland
Westport
In the destination Westport, Mayo and Sligo.
In the photo: The Mall, Westport
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The city
What to expect from Westport.
Westport is a Georgian town at the head of Clew Bay, in Mayo, with the Mall on the banks of the river Carrowbeg, the Octagon square and streets of pubs with music. It is the base for Croagh Patrick, the pilgrimage mountain, the Memorial Nacional da Fome in Murrisk, the Great Western Greenway and the island of Achill.
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The local experience
What to see in Westport
Monument
National Famine Memorial
Bronze sculpture from 1997 by John Behan, shaped like a ship with skeletons instead of sails, at the foot of Croagh Patrick, in remembrance of those who died and emigrated in the Grande Fome.
Trail
Great Western Greenway
Cycle path and trail of about 42 km along the former Westport to Achill railway, passing through Newport and Mulranny, along the shore of Clew Bay and through bogs and mountains.
Beach
Achill Island
The largest island in Ireland, connected to the mainland by a bridge, with Keem Bay tucked between cliffs, sandy beaches, the Atlantic Drive and the deserted village of Slievemore.
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Neighborhood
Centro de Westport e Westport Quay
Westport's Georgian centre, with the tree-lined Mall on the banks of the Carrowbeg river, the Octagon square and streets of colourful facades, and the old Quay harbour, with stone warehouses on the shore of Clew Bay.