What is near Tivoli: St. Fin Barre's Cathedral first
Most of what there is to see is museums or galleries: 15 of 26. Tivoli itself has none of them. A day out reaches Blarney Castle and Gardens, 9.8 km away.
Where to start near Tivoli
Behind St. Fin Barre's Cathedral on the list are a cathedral, a castle and a museum.
CathedralSt. Fin Barre's Cathedral1.9 km outside town, to the west
CathedralCathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne1.3 km outside town, to the west
CastleMTU Blackrock Castle Observatory200 m outside town, to the east
MuseumCork Butter Museum1.4 km outside town, to the west
Abbey or prioryRed Abbey1.5 km outside town, to the southwest
Art galleryCrawford Art Gallery1.2 km outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The map view
Most of the 26 out of town lie to the west.
The dashed line is Tivoli’s neighbourhood; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
By kind
The two biggest groups: museums or galleries (15) and castles or historic places (11).
Green: inside Tivoli. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Near Tivoli
26 places, all within 5 km of its edge, make the list.
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9Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Tivoli → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Tivoli →
A little further out
Of the 12 day trips, Blarney Castle and Gardens (9.8 km) is the best known.
CastleBlarney Castle and Gardens9.8 km west
ZooFota Wildlife Park8.5 km east · 415K visitors a year (2022)
CathedralSaint Colman's Cathedral11 km southeast
MuseumSpike Island13 km southeast
Castle · Office of Public WorksCharles Fort Military Fortress24 km south
CastleCarrigrohane Castle8.9 km west
CastleBelvelly Castle9.2 km east
CastleBarryscourt Castle12 km east
CastleBallincollig Castle12 km west
MuseumDesmond Castle Kinsale23 km south
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksTimoleague Abbey37 km southwest
Abbey or prioryCloyne Round Tower22 km eastPlaces well known beyond Tivoli (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a Office of Public Works or National Parks and Wildlife Service property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Good to know in Tivoli
What is there to see near Tivoli?
No attraction is mapped inside Tivoli itself. Within 5 km of it are St. Fin Barre's Cathedral, Cathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne, MTU Blackrock Castle Observatory and Cork Butter Museum.
Does Tivoli have a museum?
15 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Tivoli: Cork Butter Museum, Crawford Art Gallery, Lewis Glucksman Gallery and Cork Public Museum.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Tivoli?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Charles Fort Military Fortress (Office of Public Works), 24 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Tivoli?
Within 40 km: Blarney Castle and Gardens (9.8 km), Fota Wildlife Park (8.5 km), Saint Colman's Cathedral (11 km), Spike Island (13 km).
How is this list made?
From Fáilte Ireland’s open data on attractions (museums, castles, historic houses, abbeys, gardens, national parks, landscapes, islands, zoos and visitor farms: restaurants, pubs, shops and tour operators are left out), OpenStreetMap (places open to visitors; a ruined castle on farmland needs a sign it can be visited) and Wikidata (what each place is, who looks after it, its Wikipedia articles), merged into one list and placed in the town’s CSO 2022 outline or within 5 km of its edge.
Places to visit: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in each town’s CSO 2022 outline. Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (21)
- St. Fin Barre's Cathedral: Flickr member Charlie cravero, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- MTU Blackrock Castle Observatory: Raúl Corral, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cork Butter Museum: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Red Abbey: HarryLande, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Crawford Art Gallery: The Speckled Bird, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Fort: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis Glucksman Gallery: Lewis Glucksman Gallery, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cork Public Museum: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blarney Castle and Gardens: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fota Wildlife Park: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Colman's Cathedral: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spike Island: Kondephy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Fort Military Fortress: The Speckled Bird, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carrigrohane Castle: Garry Dickinson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Belvelly Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barryscourt Castle: The Speckled Bird, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballincollig Castle: Brendandiamond, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Desmond Castle Kinsale: ME, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Timoleague Abbey: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cloyne Round Tower: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).