Whatever your taste in vacation, be it walking, sailing, diving, cycling, birdwatching, fishing in sea, lake and river, or simply relaxing in front of a cosy open fire, Clifden is an ideal spot to base a holiday. Families will enjoy visiting the many sandy beaches in the area and swimming in the crystal clear sea. Couples, young or old can take a one or two bedroom house near the town and enjoy the beautiful walks in the area and relax afterwards with a Guinness or two in the many pubs.
Clifden is renowned for its many restaurants to suit every taste and budget. Enjoy some music and craic nightly in one of Clifdens many fine pubs. There is also a cyber café and any number of jewellery and craft shops for you to wander through. During the summer months, you might like to do some water sports at the Clifden Boat Club they offer sailing, canoeing, boat trips, windsurfing, and sailing lessons. At Christmas time there are lots of attractions with christmas markets and an ice rink. If you are a fisherman, there is the Owenglen river and numerous lakes in the area where salmon and sea trout can be caught. All licenses and permits needed can be bought locally. Most of the brown trout fishing in lakes is available free or at a nominal charge. A number of sea angling charter boats work from Clifden harbour providing some of the best and most reliable sea angling in Europe.
For the late season holiday Clifden has its own arts week at the end of September which is always guaranteed to be very entertaining with musicians artists poets and craic. Come to Clifden and find out for yourselves, we guarantee you the best holiday of your life.
Clifden is the capital of connemara and nestles between the twelve bens mountain range and the atlantic ocean.