| Kinsale is just 15 kilometres south of the city of | | | | every part of the continent discussing the merits |
| Cork but it feels like you have travelled 1500 | | | | of sailing, fishing, drinking and eating. Happiness and |
| kilometres such is the distinction between the two | | | | warmth grace this lovely town and it comes from |
| places. When you reach Kinsale from whatever | | | | the giving and inviting nature of the locals. You |
| direction you arrive, you enter a town that | | | | may be a landlubber out of your depth in marine |
| seems to have the chic aura of Nice in the Cote | | | | matters but you are treated as a seafarer for |
| de Azur, or perhaps Portafina on the Amilifi Coast | | | | just being there. Lack of knowledge is not a |
| in Italy. You are suddenly in another country, far | | | | detriment as there are many here to educate |
| way from Ireland, you feel. And it is a nice place | | | | you joyfully and with the patience that only the |
| to be! | | | | grateful enthusiast can tolerate from the naivety |
| There is an air of laid back confidence and | | | | of the beginner. |
| independence about this beautiful place; a | | | | Each year in the inevitable Fall, or Autumn, Kinsale |
| cosmopolitan ambience that imbues the feeling of | | | | hosts the renowned Kinsale Gourmet Festival, |
| being above your status here. Add in the warm | | | | where the chefs and their restaurants open their |
| breezes provided by the Gulf Stream and shake | | | | hearts and doors to all comers to provide superb |
| the cocktail that adds dozens of fine restaurants, | | | | innovative value in the warmest and most |
| superb accommodation, a salubrious marina, a | | | | gracious manner. Here you can arrange various |
| stunning museum, designer boutiques plus colourful | | | | packages with hotels and guesthouses that |
| friendly pubs and you sip from the most appealing | | | | ensure you eat for the same price in any of the |
| glass that a visitor can partake. | | | | towns many fine restaurants. |
| Surrounded by all the stimulating side effects of a | | | | The book of life is short and Kinsale should be a |
| maritime town, you overhear all accents from | | | | chapter in yours. |