Plan a trip to Kerry

The County Kerry is located in the South-West area of Ireland, part of the province of Munster.

The largest town in Kerry County is Tralee and there is lots to see and lots to do.
Visit The Kerry County Museum (open seven days a week) and participate in the Geraldine Tralee - Medieval Experience. The Tralee Town Park surrounding the museum is a feast for the eyes, includes a rose garden with more than 5000 varieties of roses. Keep an eye and ear open when you can attend an evening of entertainment at the Siamsa Tire, Ireland’s National Folk Theatre and walk the extra mile to see Ireland’s largest working windmill - the Blennerville Windmill.

If you are planning on being here in August, check for the dates of the five-day Rose of Tralee International Festival which started in 1959, celebrating Irish culture and heritage. On the last day of the festival there is the crowning of the “Rose of Tralee”, the voting in of a young lady who will be Ireland’s “ambassador” around the world.

The second largest and most popular city, cuddled in a valley, shadowed by the McGillycuddy Reeks mountain range, is Killarney. The town is surrounded by the Killarney National Park, which was designated by UNESCO as a “Biosphere Reserve” because of its wondrous waterfalls and lakes, forests and parklands and especially because of the Reenadinna Woods with trees more than 200 years old.
You also can visit the Muckross House and Gardens, a Baronial Manor and gardens, lakes and lots of walking and cycling trails among natural woodlands and along the shores of the lakes.  

The three peninsulas of Kerry are the Dingle in the north, the Iveragh and the Beara Peninsula in the south.  The Ring of Kerry is probably the most popular, a well-known circular 179km route of the Iveragh Peninsula. Make sure to stop along the way in the small villages of the area like Killorglin – Home to the ancient King Puck festival, the charming colorful village of Sneem and Waterville, once a summer home of Charlie Chaplin.  A Charlie Chaplin statue was built in his honor, grateful was the community for his presence there.  

The Dingle Peninsula offers winding narrow roads will take you through Irish farms and herds of sheep, along the coast, with views of cliffs and ocean from every side. 
Sone of only two UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Republic of Ireland, Skellig Michael is a rocky crag, located 11.6 km off the coast of Kerry. Fionan’s monastery is perched on the summit and you can still see the stone huts where the monks lived. If you do want to be on top and have your “Kodak Moment” then be ready to climb more than 600 steps, ascending the steep 100-meter climb. Today, it is a haven to birds and seals. Depending on the weather and sea conditions, you can join an organized tour from mid-May to beginning of October, because the area is closed at all other times.