Celtic heritage: holy places, ancient rituals, old myths and legends, early Celtic church etc. with recognized scholars on Celtic heritage and old stories with the storytellers Niall de Búrca or Liz Weir.

Day 1: Welcome at meeting point in Galway about 16.00, boat trip to Inishmore, transfer to B+B, dinner.

Day 2: Information about programme, Island etc, walk along the High Cliffs to Bungabhla, westend, (walking time 2hrs), evening: free time.

Day 3: Walk with Dara Ó Maoildhia: holy well (Mother Earth and old rituals), ancient wedge tomb, ( burial rituals, death and "Otherworld"), visit to the magnificent blowhole "Monster's Lair"
(The Evil in Celtic Mythology), (2hrs walk), evening: free time.

Day 4: Morning: Celtic Calendar and fiest days and different aspects of the feminine in Celtic tradition, afternoon: from the seal sanctuary to the holy places of St. Asurnai and St.Cieran (1 hrs walk), evening: free time

Day 5: Morning: free time, afternoon: lecture with the storyteller Niall de Búrca or Liz Weir: "Gods, heroes and mortals - an introduction to Celtic myths", evening: "Session" (old stories with Niall or Liz and gaelic singing with young and old singers from the Island)

Day 6: With Dara: "The old monastic site of Saint Enda" and the "Altóir Colmcille " (the idea of the early Celtic church) ( 2hrs walk), afternoon: time for shopping, museum, "Man of Aran" film etc., evening: Vegetarian buffet in Joel's, music session in local Pub.

Day 7: 9.00 Boat to Connemara, walk the ancient pilgrimage way to Mam Éan: "St.Patrick's Bed and Holy Well" (2hrs walk), back to Galway, transfer to B+B, dinner and "music session" in one of Galway's famous Pub's

Day 8: Morning: official end of programme in Galway

Participants: 8-14

Cost: appr. Euro 990.- from /to Galway)

Included: 6 nights B+B (standard, sharing) on Inishmore, 1 night B+B in Galway (sharing), 4 dinners, all transports, tours, lectures and other activities according to programme.

Supplements: 1 week double room en suite: Euro 95.-, luxury room: Euro 150.-, single room (Inishmore only): standard: Euro 150.-, en suite: Euro 210.-, (number of single rooms limited, book early!), single room in Galway: Euro 25.-
Additonal nights can be booked in Dublin, Galway, Inishmore(from Euro 35.-/night)

Enrolment: B1: before 1 March 2008, B2: before 10 May 2008

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"It was a wonderful week full of unforgettable moments.
Diving into an other world, completely different to everyday life, hiking, dancing, listening to old stories and songs
And a lot of unspoiled nature and tranquility."

Priska Schmid, Switzerland