"Portmagee, Skellig Rocks and the Skellig Ring" Portmagee by sabsi

Portmagee Travel Guide: 13 reviews and 13 photos

Skellig Michael

The Skelligs are my favourite place in Ireland. They are two rock islands off the Kerry coast where there's only birds and steps and a ancient settlement on top. You will find more about this amazing experience on this page. See my Co. Kerry page as well. There's a huge travelogue on Skellig there!

Portmagee

Portmagee as seen from Valentia Island

Portmagee is a little village at the Skellig Ring. This is where the bridge to Valentia Island is and it's also where to boats to Skellig Michael go from. There's also the Skellig Experience Visitors' centre here and quite a few pubs.

Skellig Ring

View from our B&B

Skellig Ring is a ring road off the famous Ring of Kerry. We were really lucky to have booked a B&B here - otherwise we would have never found this wonderful place probably. Just as all the other tourists - that's why this area is deserted and wonderfully quiet!

Pros and Cons

Pros:Great stuff to do, beautiful landscape... PUFFINS :)
Cons:Staying at the beach means early nights as the next pub is 4 miles over the hill. Also hungry nights because that's where the next restaurant is, too ;)
In a nutshell:I wanna be back there!

Last visit to Portmagee: Jul 2001
Intro Written Feb 9, 2003
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Dressed perfectly for the way back! - Portmagee

What to bring to Skellig Michael What to Pack (1)

I was happy to have brought a waterproof backpack. Without it everything I have brought would have been wet after the... more travel advice

Little Skellig and Skellig Michael in the back - Portmagee

A trip to another world Things to Do (2)

Skelligs consist of two 'unreal' islands - Skellig Michael (Sceilg Mhicíl) and Little Skellig (Sceilg Bheag) . Latter... more travel advice

Skellig Experience Things to Do (2)

The Skellig experience The Skellig heritage centre is a good place to go to after having been to the Skelligs to get... more travel advice

Picnic with a puffin Favorites (1)

Having a picnic with a lovely little puffin on Skellig Michael! We shared a biscuit...until a seagull came to disturb... more travel advice

Comments (1)

Jonathan_C Jan 30, 2004 at 5:54 AM Report Abuse

This is what VT is all about -- a secret spot that doesn't look like much on the map. But with Sabine as your guide you discover the magic that exists there. Fabulous pages about this area! Thanks.