We're
here, now what?
The best way to see the city and sample the flavour
of its life, is to walk. There is a signposted Walking
Tour. Just for starters visit St Finn Barre's - a
splendid triple-spired example of French-gothic architecture.
It stands where the saint established his monastic
school about 650 AD. Among its most striking features
are the fine rose window, the mosaic pavements and
the elaborate carving throughout.
Walk along the Western Road to Tudor-Gothic University
College with its attractive riverside quadrangle,
and visit the Honan Chapel there. Make your way up
the North Main Street where the Cork Vision Centre
is located, then over North Gate Bridge and climb
up Shandon Church. The Old Gaol in Sunday's Well has
been restored
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