The coast of Antrim is known the unique and rough beauty, but the stop of all which is most taking the breath away is of course, Paved Giant's Causeway. Made of 40.000 black columns of a basalt stone placed in the edge of water, Paved Giant's Causeway - important geological formation and the world heritage site. The stone columns raising from the sea attract nearly one million visitors every year who come to be surprised to an improbable miracle of the nature.

Know when to visit and learn how precisely columns were created - here the full management across Paved Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland.

History

News about Paved Giant's Causeway made the huge sum of percent when along the Northern Irish coast declared existence of thousands of stone columns in London in 1693. Natural formation of rocks was revealed the bishop Derry in 1692, but information on the great place only really made the movement when reported about it in the work published by sir Richard Balkeli from Trinity College a year later.

While written reports on a natural place of interest only existed during several hundred years, Paved Giant's Causeway is much more senior, than it. The road was created slightly less than 60 million years ago when continental massifs of Europe and North America still were attached to each other. As the European continental massif began to divide, huge cracks were created on the Earth's surface. The cast lava then could approach through these intervals. Eventually, the rivers created when the things cooled and changed a new landscape it is even more.

During the second period of volcanic actions the mountain columns of basalt which make Paved Giant's Causeway were actually created. This time, when the cast lava reached a surface, it faced the rough landscape covered with the soil. Special conditions which existed in this exact place 60 million years ago were so unique that Paved Giant's Causeway - the only rocky education of the look anywhere in the world.

Actually, when it was "revealed" in the 17th century, scientists couldn't agree whether there were unique columns of basalt natural or if they were cut out by the person. The form and the number of rocky educations inspired artists and active imagination since then and even led to a favourite local legend of the history of the place.

Legend of Paved Giant's Causeway

Is really undoubtedly that Paved Giant's Causeway was created by volcanic actions, but formation prevails a name from a popular local legend which claims that it was constructed by the Irish giant by the name of Fayonn Mac Kamkheyll - better known as Finn McCool.

Fynn McCool was actually not so large when he arrived to giants, and he was up to standard only of 52 feet and 6 inches high, but it didn't prevent it to choose fight against much larger Scottish giant under the name Benandonner.

Fynn and Benendonner carried out them days, crying out at each other through the Sea Moyle until they at last agreed to meet to check their force and to solve once and for all who was more powerful giant. The Finn even suggested to build a way - the road - through the Irish Sea to make a meeting possible.

The Finn turned to work and constructed a way to the Scottish island of Staffa to which his competing giant called home. However work of construction of the road so exhausted, that Finn had to lay down and a dream.

Next morning the wife of the Finn woke up to a deafening sound of stumps - it was the Scottish giant crossing the road for long expected meeting. Her husband still slept, and she understood that he won't go to any comparison with much larger Benandonner. Thinking quickly, she threw a long nightgown in a form of a dream of the Finn and covered his face with a hat.

When the Scottish giant arrived, demanding to struggle with the Finn, the wife of the Finn whispered, "To be silent! You wake the child!"

Benandonner darted one glance at "child" and turned and escaped back across the road. "If it is the Finn's child", he thought, "The Finn has to be really huge!"

The scared Scottish giant destroyed a way on the way, having guaranteed that the Finn could never follow it home. This destroyed way what we know as Paved Giant's Causeway now.

What to is seen and done

Paved Giant's Causeway - a natural place of interest, meaning that it completely outside.

Visiting the beautiful open area, a stop, obligatory for visit, - Grand Causeway. It is the biggest of three mountain exposures and the best place to see hexagonal columns of basalt for which the road is known.

There are various walks which will fix by a loop of visitors, last some most known formations and sights including the Harp, piles of the Flue and the Camel who served as McCool's horse of the Finn according to a legend and can be wanted him by humps which lie at foundation of rocks.

You will find great views of Paved Giant's Causeway in Port Noffer, picturesque gulf which wraps up around rocky educations. Here you will find a way to water where one concrete rock draws great attention. This stone having the form as huge footwear is known as the Boot of the Giant and presumably the Finn possessed McCool.

Another a worthy stop of the photo at the Throne Wish where rocks created the natural throne suitable for the king. Find the place (this old is far now), and be enough the photo. 

Unique rocky educations of Paved Giant's Causeway also created the unique habitat for sea birds, plants and insects. Attentively watch a delightful biodiversity as you go in the ways along rocks. 

At last, there is a fine and noted by an award center of the help to tourists intended by Henegan Peng who opened in 2012. The unique architecture is intended to resemble natural black stone columns which make Paved Giant's Causeway. Inside interactive exhibitions about geology and the history of the place, audioguides (which can be taken out on walks), and cozy cafeteria with free Wi-Fi.

Arrangement and how to visit

Paved Giant's Causeway - a part of larger of Poberezhya Road which borders the Atlantic Ocean for 33 miles in the County of Antrim, Northern Ireland.

The easiest way to reach Paved Giant's Causeway by car and there parks in the territory. The center of the help to tourists and access to rocks are from the route B147 Causeway, about two miles near the village of Bushmillza. From April to October there is also free shuttle from the village to the center, and visitors receive a green discount if they arrive this way.

Several buses also stop in Paved Giant's Causeway, including Service of Ulsterbus 172 and open Service of the Coast Are expensive to 177.

The most unique way to arrive by train, using Giant's Causeway and Bushmills Railway Company. The small railroad is used as a tourist attraction now, but it at first was constructed in the 1880th. It opened again for service in 2002 and now runs between the city of Bushmillza and Causeway hotel with daily departures in July and August and the schedule only for days off for September and October.

The best time to visit Paved Giant's Causeway between April and October when weather rather moderate. The place is opened every day since dawn to twilight in the open air that means longer hours in the summer when there is more daylight. Pay attention that routes can not be available during very bad weather because of risk of landslides.

Placement

The most cult vacation spot near Paved Giant's Causeway in classical hotel Causeway. The three-star hotel was recently reconstructed and supported the traditional charm, adding modern strokes. The best of all, property - five minutes walk from the center of the help to tourists. 

There are also numerous Hotels like "lodging for the night and a breakfast" in the village of Bushmillza which are close to the place, but offer a city situation which lacks in autonomous hotel Causeway. 

What else to make nearby

The miracle of the nature is located near the village of Bushmillza which, appears, is known his temples. Plan visit of the Old Alcoholic beverage plant Bushmillza to learn more as drink is made, and then (of course), test several samples.

Ruins of the Dunseverick lock make less than five miles from the main exposures of Paved Giant's Causeway and make a part of coastal top of the rock, go on area. It belongs at the right time, at least, the 5th century which is when Saint Patrick as speak, visited.

About 20 minutes drive you will find the Dunluce lock which also lies in ruins. However picturesque half-ruined walls and the fallen towers are so doubtfully placed near cool ocean zones of disembarkation of passengers that it - easily one of the best locks of Ireland even in its destroyed state.

After admiration of types in the Dunluce lock continue to the rope bridge of Carrick - Read. The hung bridge only 66 feet long, but it shakes 100 feet on the waves of the Atlantic Ocean suffering crash and literally will eliminate your breath. Don't forget to exhale, and then to cross the unique bridge to explore the island of Carrick - Read and to learn about his 350 years of the history of fishery.