7 Reasons Why You Have to Visit Donegal, Ireland

The title of the “coolest place on the planet” isn’t one to be named lightly. To be called the best anything carries plenty of expectation so when National Geographic gave the title to Donegal, Ireland in their December 2016 issue, everyone who saw the epic cover photo began researching this under the radar area in the Emerald Isle asking the same question. Why Donegal?

Well, as someone who just came back from 4 days in Donegal, I can give you many good reasons why. We drove the entire Wild Atlantic Way, one of the longest coastline drives in the world with sweeping ocean views and diverse landscapes to discover exactly why this county was given the crown of coolest place.

In case you’re wondering where Donegal is exactly, here it is on Google Maps and you’ll see that it’s bordering Northern Ireland so it is quite north.