Clonmacnoise was founded by St. Ciaran about 1500 years ago.
Although the monastery itself was destroyed by the English, it is still regarded as a place of high religious significance - and also is a major tourist attraction.
I especially like the beautiful setting.
A few days ago I had the privilege to see Machu-Picchu (Peru) and I burned lots of film! One piece of advice: the light is truly magical around sunrise. Also, there are hardly any tourists - the big buses arrive aeround 10 am. So, I'd recommend to be in Aguas Calientes the day before visiting the ruins, taking the bus at 5:30 am. Even before sunrise, the sky was remarkably bright and I could easiliy take picture with my 50 mm lens (1:1.4) and shortly after with the normal zoom (Minolta 24-85). Laurenz PS: when I left the site, two Viszcachas were sitting on ...
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