Food tourism is one sure way to discovering some of the many culinary treats dotted around this wonderful island. It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to Les Routiers Ireland and to share some of the secrets of our members around the country.

Discovering a country through its food often labelled food tourism is undoubtedly one of the most rewarding ways of exploring an area. You get to meet interesting people, go to out-of-the-way places and you get to eat well.

We live in an age of vast differences and nowhere is this more true than in culinary Ireland. Dotted around the country are people with real passion and commitment, dedicated to giving you, the visitor, the best of Ireland. Perfect pubs, welcoming bed and breakfast establishments, superb hotels and cafes where everything is prepared with love and with pride.

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Delphi Lodge
Leenane, Co Galway

Country House of the Year 2005

Nestled lakeside in a quiet, unspoilt valley and surrounded by Connacht's highest mountains, Delphi Lodge boasts unparalleled natural beauty. The early 19th-century house, built by the Marquis of Sligo, has 12 exceptionally comfortable, individually decorated bedrooms, each with a lake or mountain view. Cosy amenities include a well-stocked library, a spacious drawing room and a billiard room. Owner Peter Mantle is a consummate host and dinners held around a large oak table, with lots of good food, wine and conversation, evoke a house party.