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Iona Abbey Free Flow

Excursion

Free

Duration
2h
Season
Available all year
Min. number
0 travellers
Booking code
INCL-ION1

Enjoy a leisurely tour of Iona Abbey and learn the history of St Columba. 
  • Visit Iona Abbey, an important Christian pilgrimage site, and learn about its history

  • See an impressive collection of over 180 medieval carved stones and crosses

  • Discover how St Columba brought Christianity to Scotland


In the footsteps of Christianity  

Enjoy a visit to Iona Abbey, the birthplace of Christianity in Scotland. Learn how this came about with St Columba’s arrival in CE 563 and the founding of the abbey. Today, Iona remains a place of pilgrimage and spirituality. Visit the cloisters, the impressive collection of over 180 medieval carved stones and crosses, and the graveyard, where many early Scottish, Irish and French kings are buried.

Practical information

  • Language: English.

  • Remarks/requirements: Appropriate clothing and comfortable walking shoes. 

  • Walking information: Gentle uphill to the Abbey, approximately 0.25 miles.

  • Wheelchair accessible: No.

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