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In what is a great honour for the western county, National Geographic has named Galway as one of the world’s most exciting destinations for the year ahead.
It’s been named among the 28 best trips to take next year by National Geographic Traveler, one of the best-known travel magazines in the US.
2019 looks like being as good as time to any to visit Galway as it marks the run-up to Galway’s time as the European Capital of Culture 2020, something which excited the judges.
“Galway may sit at the far western edge of Europe, but lately the “City of Tribes” has been the centre of attention. Named a 2018 European Region of Gastronomy, Ireland’s fourth largest city (population 80,000) is gearing up for the next big thing: Galway 2020, European Capital of Culture,” the magazine wrote.
“Throughout 2019, new community heritage and arts projects, such as pop-up culture cafés and funambulism (tightrope walking) workshops, will be rolling out in conventional and unexpected venues (beaches, fields, remote villages, and rivers) across Galway city and county.”
Mexico City ranked first in the list, which also includes cities such as the Peruvian Amazon, Fanjingshan in China, Dakar in Senegal and Oakland, California.
You can check out the full list here.
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