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Bantry House & GardenvsGarinish Island
Both Bantry House & Garden and Garinish Island are highly recommended by professional travelers. On balance, Garinish Island is the choice of most professionals compared to Bantry House & Garden. Garinish Island scores 85 with positive reviews from 4 publications including Lonely Planet, Lonely Planet and Fodor's.
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Frommer's "This Georgian house was built around 1750 for the earls of Bantry." Full review
Fodor's "One of Ireland's most famed manors is noted for its picture-perfect perch, on a hillock above the south shore of Bantry Bay." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"With its melancholic air of faded gentility, 18th-century Bantry House makes for an intriguing visit." Full review
Afar Magazine "A grand palazzo built for the Earl of Bantry around 1700, Bantry House has been home to the White family ever since, whose present-day descendants still live in and manage the estate." Full review
Garinish Island Fodor's Lonely Planet Lonely Planet Lonely Planet Frommer's
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Fodor's "John Annan Bryce, purchased this rocky isle, and, with the help of famed English architect... transformed it into a botanical Disneyland." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"Subtropical plants flourish in the rich soil and warm climate of the magical Italianate garden on Garinish Island, with camellias, magnolias and rhododendrons providing a seasonal blaze of colour."
Lonely Planet "From the pier opposite the Eccles Hotel." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"This horticultural miracle of an island was created in the early 20th century when the island's owner commissioned architect Harold Peto to design a garden on the then-barren outcrop." Full review
Frommer's "Officially known as Ilnacullin, but usually referred to as Garnish (or “Garinish”), this little island is a beautiful and tranquil place" Full review
