4 Best Sights in County Cork, Ireland

Fetchingly housed in an elaborate, brick-and-cast-iron Victorian building with a decorative light-infused dome-shaped ceiling, such is the fame of this foodie mecca that England's Queen Elizabeth II insisted on an impromptu walkabout here on her historic first visit to Ireland in 2011. Among the 140 stalls, keep an eye out for the Alternative Bread Company, which produces more than 40 varieties of handmade bread every day. Tom Durcan's Meats Limited sells vacuum-packed local specialties including spiced beef and dry-aged beef. The Olive Stall sells olive oil, olive-oil soap, and olives from Greece, Spain, France, and Italy. Kay O'Connell's Fish Stall, in the legendary fresh-fish alley, purveys local smoked salmon. O'Reilly's Tripe and Drisheen is the last existing retailer of tripe, a Cork specialty, and drisheen (blood sausage). Upstairs is the Farmgate, an excellent café.

Growers of organic plants and veggies have a strong presence at this traditional street market.

Snack on a homemade burger while stocking up on chutneys, charcuterie, farmhouse cheeses, salads, and organic veggies and fruit at this cute piazza market.

From Easter to September, this foodie's Sunday market showcases superb products from local bakers, fish smokers, cheese makers, and Gubbeen smoked pork products, all sold by their makers.