Sitting at a seaside cafe in the cheerful suburban town of
Bray, you can look off to the southern horizon and see the mountains of County Wicklow casting their shadow your way. Wicklow's northernmost border is just a dozen or so miles south of Dublin, making it one of the easiest day trips. The beauty of the mountains, with its peaceful
Vale of Avoca and isolated, contemplative monastery site,
Glendalough, make it one of the most rewarding.
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