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Christopher Columbus Monument

Christopher Columbus Monument is a monument on Wolf Tone Pedestrian Bridge II in Galway, County Galway, 604 m south-west of Eyre Square. Leonardo Hotel Galway, Rè Nao and Blake's Castle are within 57 m. Its inscription reads: "On these shores around 1477 the Genoese sailor Cristoforo Colombo found sure signs of land beyond the Atlantic. La città di Genova alla città di Galway 29.VI.1992".

Kind
Monuments
Street
Wolf Tone Pedestrian Bridge II
From Eyre Square
604 m south-west
Dates from
1992-06-29
Read more
Christopher Columbus Monument on Wikipedia
Wheelchair
Accessible
Parking
Spanish Arch Car Park on Kirwan's Lane, 73 m away
Bus stop
Spanish Arch (Bus Éireann), 28 m away

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Plan of the streets around Christopher Columbus Monument, 340 metres across
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Plan of the surrounding 300 mPlan of the streets around Christopher Columbus Monument, 340 metres across

Getting to Christopher Columbus Monument

By car
Park at Spanish Arch Car Park on Kirwan's Lane, 73 m away, paid.
By bus
The nearest stop is Spanish Arch, served by Bus Éireann, 28 m away, with a shelter.
Directions from where you are
Open the model above, tap the pin and choose “Directions here”; the route is drawn from your own position.

While you are there

101 places to eat and drink within 300 m: Rè Nao (50 m), The Burgerstory (60 m), Thai Garden (78 m) and Kumars Taste Of Asia (79 m) and more.

52 shops within 300 m, including Claddagh and Celtic Jewellery, Weavers of Ireland and Aran Sweater Market.

Other sites within 3 km: Blake's Castle (57 m), Galway City Museum (112 m), Martin Theatre (117 m), Hall of the Red Earl (121 m) and Richard Martin M.P. 1754-1834 (142 m).

Within a short walk

  1. 30 m
  2. Rè Nao
    Restaurants
    50 m
  3. 57 m
  4. 60 m
  5. 60 m
  6. Weavers of Ireland
    Clothes shops
    69 m
  7. Aran Sweater Market
    Clothes shops
    71 m
  8. Cobwebs
    Jewellers
    76 m

Other monuments around Galway

  1. Blake's Castle
    Quay Street
    57 m
  2. Martin Theatre
    Kirwan's Lane
    117 m
  3. 121 m
  4. 142 m
  5. 147 m
  6. Fr Burke Statue
    Father Griffin Road
    151 m
  7. 314 m
  8. Mechanics Institute
    Middle Street
    330 m

All 24 monuments around Galway

Questions people ask

Where is Christopher Columbus Monument?
On Wolf Tone Pedestrian Bridge II in Galway, 604 m south-west of Eyre Square; the nearest car park is 73 m away.
Are there other monuments nearby?
23 other monuments around $Galway; the closest is Blake's Castle, 57 m away.

Source record: OpenStreetMap node/699771692, read on 2026-09-18. The street is the mapped address where there is one, otherwise the nearest named road. Distances are straight lines.