Main Festivals & Events in Laois in 2007
County Laois is the event centre of Ireland . With an excellent strategic location and in easy access to all the main points of Ireland , Laois is the ideal place to hold a large scale event. Some of the main festivals and events in Laois in 2007.
Budweiser International Golf Challenge 2007
Electric Picnic Concert
Seve Trophy 2007
Stradbally Steam Rally 2007
Bowls World Championships 2008
Gordon Bennett Irish Classic Car Run 2007
International Gardens Festival 2007
Walking in Laois & Offaly
Offaly and Laois at the heart of Ireland welcomes all visitors to the enormous tracts of wilderness, expanses of bogland, esker hills, mountains and deep wooded valleys. This is a historic land with a rich tradition of myths, fables and legends which are still celebrated to this day. Situated in both Laois and Offaly the picturesque Slieve Bloom Mountains allow visitors to experience to explore the largest continuous area of upland blanket bog and forestry in Ireland. Mountain streams and waterfalls run into deep wooded valleys and friendly villages nestle at the foothills. Trees, shrubs, heather, bog mosses, bog cotton and other vegetation as well as wild forest animals and insects surround the mountains and offer a great experience to the leisurely stroller or energetic hiker. Choose from the variety of walks; eco trails, short and long loops, forest paths and the Slieve Bloom Way.
Walking is truly the best way to fully absorb the beauty of the county. A network of quiet country roads and lanes will take you into the heart of County Laois and Offaly where you are offered some of Ireland's most beautiful and extraordinary landscapes. Our motto in Laois and Offaly is Walk a While - Stay a While so when you do visit please try and do both, it promises to be a truly great experience that you won't forget.
Our lively towns and villages offer friendly greetings, a fantastic range of accommodation from self catering, friendly B&B’s to modern and luxury hotels. Both Laois and Offaly are easily accessible by road, rail, river and canal so why not visit.
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