Situated between the waters of Lough Gill and the inlets of the North Atlantic Ocean, Sligo has a superb setting in rugged yet beautiful countryside. Built on the banks of the Garavogue River, it has an incredible array of attractive stone-built structures, as well as a heritage which seems to seep from every stone. Literary heritage is particularly strong, as the home of Nobel Prize Winning Poet W B Yeats. Yet the Sligo Country Museum is also able to count amid its collection Stone Age artefacts and contemporary Irish artworks. Truly Sligo is an artistic haven second to none.