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16 Reviews On the way back, we had a last look at Small Skellig with its birds (first photo) The second photo was taken when we passed the end of Small Skellig with Great Skellig in the background. The third photo was taken just before entering the harbor of Portmaggee. The Skelligs are now far away! Goodby...
8 Reviews The crosses have obviously been processed by hammering slabs of rock to remove the parts that had to be removed. This was not really “carving” but something very rough, certainly with poor tools, may be only another stone. However, some of the crosses are more elaborate than other. The tall one...
2 Reviews I tried a few times to take a picture of a landing puffin. They are definitely more talented in diving than in walking and almost certain in flying. When they fly they look like one of those old silent movies which are shown in a too high speed, when they land they look even more clumsy... I loved...
1 Review Morus bassanus or Sula bassana is named in English “Northern Gannet”, in French “Fou de Bassan”, in Spanish “Alcatraz”, in German “Basstölpel”, in Dutch “Jan van Gent”’, in swedish “Havssula” and in Italian “Sula”. It the largest seabird in the Northern hemisphere as it can be 1 meter high and have...
JLBG Says: In Portmaggee, several motor moats propose visits to the Skelligs. Some focus on birdwatchers and sail slowly around Little Skellig, as close as possible to its cliffs. Other propose trips Skellig Michael monastery, on the Great Skellig, a little further. We chose this one.
sabsi Says: There's no place to stay on this island. The boats bring you here only for a few hours during the day. Nobody is allowed to stay overnight! (I wonder what they do if there is a bad storm and the boats don't go back to the mainland though...)We stayed in a wonderful B&B in...
sabsi Says: There is no restaurant, no shop, no nothing on this island. Luckily! Even a public toilet would spoil the whole feeling here ;) The fact that there is none!
sabsi Says: There's no nightlife on Skellig Michael - except for if you are a bird. Visitors have to leave the island in the afternoon, nobody is allowed to stay .. just the birds! There used to be a lighthouse here. Imagine the lonely life the people who ran it were living!!! Walking...
3 Reviews There are only 156 people allowed on the island each day-13 boats with 12 people in each. The fare in July was 45euro. All the boats are open so you can get very wet in rough seas. I found one covered boat from Ballinskelligs-this cost 50 Euro but was well wortyh the extra charge. We watched people...
sabsi Says: There is no shop, no toilet, ... hmmmm ... actually nothing on the island!!! Be prepared! Bring enough drinks, maybe stuff for a picnic, enough rolls of film or memory cards and wear nappies ;-)
sabsi Says: The Skellig heritage centre on Valentia Island is a good place to go to after having been to the Skelligs to get more impression about the monks, birds or the lighthouse people who lived there. But don't think the Experience is replacement for making the trip over to the...
1 Review I was happy to have brought a waterproof backpack. Without it everything I have brought would have been wet after the cruise to Skellig Michael! Hiking boots will help you climb the 680 stairs up to the top! Bring weatherproof clothes for the boat trip, I was soaked when we arrived at Skellig...
4 Reviews The information centre is ok, but it's nothing like the real thing. And the boat from the centre only takes you around (at best!), without landing... You can find boats that take you to the island in several nearby towns - Portmagee, Ballinskelligs, and Caherdaniel. See the transportation tip for...
JLBG Says: While I searched if the pilgrims that went to Skellig Michael visited also Mont St. Michel and Sacra di San Michele, I found an amazing information about a book. I quote the presentation of this book.The St Michael-Apollo Axis, a Study in Sacred Geography, by Lucien Richer,...
JLBG Says: Four main Saint Michel’s Sanctuary standing on top of sharp rocks, “midway between earth and god”. They are and easily accessed, stand on an almost straight line and are almost equidistant. From North to South :Skellig Michael, in south western Ireland, Mont Saint Michel in...
The Skelligs is an archipelago with two main islands, Little Skellig and Great Skellig and several islets. They stand in front of Saint Finian’s bay, approximately ten miles off the coast of Kerry.
I thought that Skellig was not a location on VT. Now that I found it I have to build a page immediately. I love this place! The day I spent there was an experience of a lifetime. The adventure of...
I had seen the Skelligg experience, a more or less interesting information centre on Valentia Island, just off the Ring of Kerry. But already there I had the feeling I needed to go to Skelligs itself...
I want to live here. I am so in love with this island and its beautiful ancient buildings. I'll fast, pray, be chaste and silent, anything; just please let me remain here. When I visited in 1982,...
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