The Best Things to Do in Ireland

The spa here runs on the 111Skin brand, a skincare line with a cult following among people who take their serums very seriously. It sits inside Adare Manor, a Gothic Revival pile in County Limerick that has had serious money spent on it, and the surroundings set a certain tone before you've even booked a treatment. Forbes gave it four stars, and Vogue named it among the 100 best spas in the world.

A horseshoe bay tucked at the far end of Achill Island, with cliffs dropping on three sides and water so improbably blue it looks edited. Keem Beach sits on Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way, free of development, accessible by a winding coastal road where sheep have right of way. The enclosed shape keeps the water calmer than you'd expect, which matters when you're actually swimming in the Atlantic. Named among the World's 50 Best Beaches, and it earns the company.