Although spike island has over 1,300 years of history, it has only been a tourist attraction for the last three years. Spike island was named top european tourist attraction at the 2017 world travel awards for its other work in maintaining the island s heritage. With regard to awards, the year 2017 has been a most positive one to date for the county of cork. Spike island has been voted europes leading tourist attraction for 2017. Spike island by james mcclure meet your next favorite book. Spike island, ireland named as europes greatest tourist. Spike island has been named europes leading tourist attraction by the world travel awards 2017. Spike island will represent cork at the worlds travel awards 2017 as it competes for the title of europes leading tourist attraction in st petersburg, russia, this coming saturday 30th september cork county council attraction spike island will be representing cork and ireland at the upcoming world travel awards, as the island. Spike island named europes leading tourist attraction at the 2017 world travel awards. Spike island takes second place in category of world travel awards former prison and fort comes in ahead of the great wall of china and mount kilimanjaro mon, dec 11, 2017, 21.
Spike island in cork, beat off competition from the likes of buckingham palace, the eiffel tower and romes colosseum to scoop the top prize at the world travel awards in st petersburg. The nomination for spike island caps a remarkable 12 months for the attraction following its reopening in june 2016, with a nomination for a chambers ireland tourism award and a 2017 nomination in. Spike island named europes leading tourist attraction by. Corks spike island nominated for world travel award the. Former irish prison beats out major sights to become. Cork county council attraction spike island has been crowned europes leading tourist attraction at the world travel awards 2017. T he 104acre former prison site in cork harbour beat famed. The overall winner was machu picchu with spike island finishing ahead of mount kilimanjaro, the burj khalifa and the great wall of china who were among the nine finalists of the world. Cork county councils fortress spike island has been named europes leading tourist attraction at the 2017 world travel awards 2017, seeing off a shortlist which included the eiffel tower, buckingham palace and the colosseum.
Spike island finishes second only to machu picchu at world. Spike island won europes leading tourist attraction at the world travel awards in september. A visitor centre run by cork county council on spike island in cork harbour has been named europes leading tourist attraction at the 2017 world travel awards. Spike island has finished in second place at the world travel awards gala final held in vietnam. Spike island wins a tourism oscar east cork journal. Europes leading tourist attraction 2019 world s leading tourist attraction 2018 europes leading tourist attraction 2018 world s leading tourist attraction 2017.
Home news 2017 world travel awards spike island nominated spike island is nominated for europes leading tourist attraction at the world travel awards 2017. The award, which recognises attractions that ensure their visitors have an excellent experience and can demonstrate exemplary levels of customer service and customer satisfaction was handed out at a ceremony in london on. Your journey starts with a ferry ride before irelands best storytellers take you on a guided tour of the outer island. It has been a monastery, fortress, prison and island home, and now a top tourist attraction.
Spike island cork finishes second at the world travel. The most recent newsworthy event for spike island was in september 2016 when it won europes leading tourist attraction at the world travel awards. Spike island is an isolated island located near the coastal town called cobh, near irelands county cork. Spike island is located off the town of cobh county cork. The awards are made annually by an international jury of hospitality experts and peers, mainly from the world travel and tourism council. You can find out more information about spike island after dark at spikeislandcork. The island fortress was the only tourist attraction outside dublin and belfast to be nominated for. Spike island is up there with machu picchu in world travel.
Spike island is a winner of europes leading tourist attraction 2017 at the world travel awards. Europes leading tourist attraction 2017 spike island, ireland europes. In recent news, spike island finished second at the world travel awards gala final, held in. Europes leading hotel booking solutions provider 2017 roiback backhotel europes. Spike island off the coat of cobh in cork harbour has over 0 years of irish history. The awards are the oscars of the travel industry and the highest accolade for any tourist site. Corks spike island nominated for world travel award the irish news. James mcclure was born and raised in south africa and educated in pietermaritzburg, natal at scottsville school 194751, cowan house 195254, and maritzburg college 195558. Back in october 2017, spike island was named as europes leading tourist attraction at the prestigious world travel awards 2017, and scooped another prestigious award, being named best attraction at the international travel and tourism awards 2019 last november.
Cork, was named the top tourist attraction in europe for 2017 at the world travel awards. Spike island archives experience ireland like a local. The local authority is the largest in ireland and is well known for its tourism successes. Spike island takes second place in category of world. Spike island in cork has finished second at the world travel awards 2017 in vietnam, second only to machu picchu in the worlds leading. Get captured in the history and mystery of this magical heritage island. Corks spike island has won the oscars of the travel industry and been crowned europes leading tourist attraction of 2017. Spike island, co cork spike islands is a winner of europes leading tourist attraction 2017 at the world travel awards. Unheralded spike island has just been named europes leading tourist attraction at the 2017 world travel awards, which features more categories than you can possibly imagine including lithuania. Originally the site of a monastic settlement, the island is dominated by an 18thcentury star fort named fort mitchel. Corks spike island has been crowned europes leading tourist attraction at the 2017 world travel awards, with the former irish prison beating popular attractions like the colosseum and the eiffel tower the 104 acre site, which reopened to the public in june 2016, claimed the top prize at the award ceremony in st petersburg, russia, last night. Other contenders included the acropolis and the eiffel tower.
The island beat an extremely competitive field to scoop the award at a ceremony in saint petersburg, russia over the weekend. Trump signs order suspending immigration green cards. Spike island finished second at the world travel awards wta 2017 in vietnam. Currently managing spike island, a hugely important 104 acre ccc national monument. Cork city council logo irish tourism industry awards logo irelands ancient east logo world travel awards logo.
Inside business added time world view back to yours the irish times book club. Named europes leading tourist attraction 2017 at the world travel awards. To get to this historical island, one has to get into a ferry from kennedy pier. The former prison completed an awards hattrick for the island of ireland. The overall winner was machu picchu with spike island finishing ahead of mount kilimanjaro, the burj khalifa and the great wall of china who were among the nine finalists of the world leading tourist attraction. His book leviathan or, the whale won the 2009 bbc samuel johnson prize for nonfiction.
Portugal wins big at world travel awards europe 2017 relaxnews published monday, october 2, 2017 1. These days, though, spike has received yet another appellation being deemed europes most popular visitor attraction at this weeks world travel awards. Visit spike island, an irish tourist attraction and discover 0 years of irish history at spike island cork, the island where ireland remembers. Cork county councils fortress spike island has been named europes leading tourist attraction at the 2017 world travel awards 2017, seeing off a shortlist which included the eiffel tower, buckingham palace. Spike island in cork harbour comes 2nd at the world. Spike island is nominated for europes leading tourist attraction at the world travel awards 2017. Spike island cork has won at the world travel awards 2017, and been crowned europes leading tourist attraction 2017. Spike island by philip hoare meet your next favorite book. The island was originally a monastery before housing fort mitchel and its famous prison, the largest in britains history.
Located in the center of the biggest natural harbor in the world it truly is one of the best places. Fortress spike island was given the accolade at the world travel awards 2017 in st petersburg, russia. James howe mcclure was a british author and journalist best known for his kramer and zondi mysteries set in south africa. Voted europes leading tourist attraction 2017 at the world travel awards in the last 0 years spike island has been home to rioters and.
Spike island finishes second only to machu picchu at world travel. Spike island in cork has finished second at the world travel awards 2017 in vietnam, second only to machu picchu in the worlds leading tourist attraction category, writes olivia kelleher. Cork independent spike island cellebrates tourism win. Europes leading tourist attraction 2017 world travel awards. The alcatraz of ireland named europes leading tourist. Spike island development company world travel awards. It has a varied history over the past 0 years from being a 6thcentury monastery, a fortress and during victorian times, the largest convict depot in the world. Spike island can, by request, accommodate special interest tour groups interested in any aspect of the island and its history e. The republics spike island has been nominated for europes leading tourist attraction at the prestigious world travel awards 2017.
Spike island named europes leading tourist attraction. The overall winner was machu picchu with spike island finishing ahead of mount kilimanjaro, the burj khalifa and the great wall of china. Spike island, irelands alcatraz, named europes top. A short and scenic ferry ride from cobh brings visitors to spike island and our storytellers will relay the history and mystery. Spike island in cork has been named as europes leading tourist attraction at the prestigious world travel awards 2017. Irelands alcatraz, spike island has been named europes leading tourist attraction, at the 2017 world travel awards held in st. The island beat off competition from buckingham palace, the eiffel tower and romes colosseum to win what is described as the oscars of the travel industry. Cork county council attraction spike island has placed second at the world travel awards 2017. A short and scenic ferry ride from cobh brings visitors to spike island and our storytellers will relay the history and mystery of the peoples and places that make spike island so special. We beat off the colosseum, eiffel tower and more to win the. Spike island in county cork scoops world travel award. Former irish prison beats colosseum and eiffel tower to be.
John paul o shea spike island named europes leading. Former prison site wins at world travel awards described as oscars of the travel industry. The former prison site beat off competition from buckingham palace, the. His last book, the sea inside, was published in 20. Spike island and cliffs of moher shortlisted for worlds best.
Explore the dark history of irelands alcatraz on a. Winner of europes leading tourist attraction 2017 at the world travel awards. You might not have even heard of spike island off the coast of ireland, but the landmark took out europes leading tourist attraction at the 2017 world travel awards. Spike island beat off stiff competition from the likes of the acropolis, buckingham. They were second only to machu picchu in the worlds. Spike island named europes leading tourist attraction at 2017 world travel awards. Cork county councils fortress spike island has been named europes leading tourist attraction at the 2017 world travel awards 2017. World travel awards is proud to announce the 2017 winner for europes leading tourist attraction as spike island, ireland.
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