Galway, the unofficial capital of the West, is a delightful, prosperous city brimming with history and filled with top class shopping precincts, theatres, pubs and restaurants. The city's vibrant cultural life includes a year-round calendar of events including the Arts Festival and the famous Galway Race Week at the end of July, the Jazz Festival in February, the Cuirt Festival of Literature at Easter and the Galway International Oyster Festival at the end of September.
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