Malin Head - Home of Star Wars
A Irlanda tem lugares deslumbrantes de norte a sul do país! E a gente te mostra um pouco de toda essa beleza aqui no blog e nas nossas redes sociais. No extremo sul da Irlanda está Mizen Head, que já fomos várias vezes, inclusive levamos alguns familiares e é espetacular. Confira todos os detalhes aqui. Agora vamos no sentido oposto, ao extremo norte de toda a ilha, a Inishowen península, no condado de Donegal.

Ireland has stunning places from north to south of the country! And we show you a little of all this beauty here on the blog and our social networks. At the southern end of Ireland is Mizen Head, which we have been several times, we even took some family members and it is spectacular. Check all the details here. Now we go in the opposite direction, to the north end of the whole island, the Inishowen Peninsula, in County Donegal.
Here lies Malin Head which is a place open to public visitation and with free admission and parking.
Fifteen thousand years ago this region was completely covered with ice. Due to its strategic geographic location Malin Head has had a great military importance over the years and today a meteorological station is installed there.
Upon arrival we see a tower that was built at the time of the Napoleonic wars to protect from a possible attack, something that never occurred. I imagine that invading small and remote Ireland should not be among Napoleon's priorities.
Another thing that draws attention is the word EIRE and the number 80 written in white on the ground. This was to indicate to the pilots in World War II that Ireland should not be attacked because it was a neutral territory.
In the region there are several islands and even a lighthouse. One of these small islands is Inistrahull whose rocks are the oldest in Ireland and is 1.8 billion years old.
If the day is beautiful it is possible to see Scotland, in fact you will be closer to Glasgow than to Dublin.
There are several hiking options and trails by the site, just follow the due guidelines and you will come across stunning scenery, secret beaches, stunning cliffs ...
The place is rustic so you will not find restrooms or anything to eat or drink. When we went there was just a stall that sold some tourist objects and beauty products made with organic seaweed from Donegal. The girl who worked there told us that from time to time there is a food truck that sells coffee but that day had decided not to go.
And you will hear more and more talk about this gorgeous region of Ireland as scenes have been shot here in the new Star Wars VIII - The Last Jedi with premiere scheduled for December 2017.
Check out on this video a little of the Star Wars behind the scenes in Malin Head.
Just reminding the previous film Star Wars The Force Awakens had already been filmed in Ireland at Skellig Michael (County Kerry) and we showed you all the details here. In this region you can also see one of the most impressive natural phenomena in the world, the Aurora Borealis.
Our wish was to stay much longer in this place of stunning beauty. On the way back you can enjoy beautiful landscapes of the region.
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