"Where land and sea collide, untamed beauty abounds"
Castletownbere is a
bustling fishing town nestled at the heart of the beautiful Beara
Peninsula in County Cork at the foot of the Caha Mountains. As Ireland's
premier whitefish fishing port, you are guaranteed the freshest of fish in the
many bars and restaurants in and around the town. Berehaven being the second
largest natural harbour, only
to Sydney, Australia, as the safest natural harbour
in the world, it is a safe anchorage for yachts and is
ideal for water sports, from sea angling to windsurfing.
Castletownbere is the principle town on the Beara peninsula and is home to a
multitude of artists, writers, artisan food producers, and craft makers. From
pottery to cheese and wood turners to handmade soap, you name it, we have it.
Many of these local foods and crafts can be sampled and purchased at our
regular markets held in the Town Square on the first Thursday of the month,
and every Thursday in the summer months.
Castletownbere is
situated along the 2,500km ‘Wild Atlantic Way’ running down the west coast of
Ireland, as well as on The Beara Way walking route that takes in many local historical
and archaeological sites.
