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Anam Cara Writer's and Artist's Retreat
Eyeries, Co. Cork
Rainy days
Free car parking
Hidden gem
Anam Cara is a year round retreat for writers and artists overlooking Coulagh Bay and the mountains and farmlands of the subtropical Beara Peninsula in West Cork.

Anam Cara is a year round retreat for writers and artists overlooking Coulagh Bay and the mountains and farmlands of the subtropical Beara Peninsula in West Cork. Your hostess, an experienced writer and editor, creates an ambience and a daily schedule that will help you concentrate your energies on your artistic endeavour, including private working/bedrooms and baths, home cooked meals with others or on your own and full days of undisturbed seclusion.

Amenities available include gardens, meadows, cascades, a river island, Internet access, a hot tub and a sauna.

Tips from locals

Delight at the colourful houses in Eyeries village, once used as a backdrop to the famous movie Purple Taxi with Fred Astaire and the Irish TV series Falling for a Dancer.

Contact details
R575, Inches, Eyeries, Co. Cork, Ireland
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