Within a stones throw of our accommodations on Valentia, we have some of the finest sites and attractions in all of Ireland. Valentia itself is a unique, accessible, bridge linked Atlantic ocean island. It's unspoiled location makes it ideal for activity holiday pursuits, or relaxing in total tranquility in front of open fires.

The house is set in the heart of the village of Knightstown. It is centrally situated for touring the Ring of Kerry the most scenically beautiful drive in Western Europe. Valentia is convenient to world championship golf courses, subtropical gardens, horseback riding, sea angling, swimming, adventure sports and deep sea diving. It is ideally located for bird watching, painting, photography, cycling and hill walking (The Kerry Way).

It has taken 5,000 years to prepare archeological Valentia for you. Among items of interest are wedge tombs, standing stones, ogham stones, holy wells, castles and ring forts, as well as the infamous tetrapod tracks.

Within a boat ride from Knightstown stands the world's finest example of early Christian monastic architecture, The Skellig Islands. In the form of 1,400 year old stone built cells, oratories, terraces and stairways, on the mystic Skellig Micheal. Its " noisy sister" island , Little Skellig, is a bird sanctuary of world renown, and is the home to 20,000 pairs of gannets. Nearby, outside Caherciveen, lies Ballycarbery Castle (pictured above) and two ancient stone forts, Leacanabuile and Cahergheall.

The Knightstown village pubs and restaurants invite visitors to meet the local people. The problem is not getting there, it's getting away!

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Brian Morgan
Atlantic Villa, Valentia Island, Co Kerry