The Blarney stone is the most unhygienic tourist attraction of Europe Bashny.Net

Every day in Blarney castle, which is near the Irish town of cork, thousands or even tens of thousands of tourists from all over the world. And all in order to kiss the famous Blarney Stone as the most unhygienic tourist attraction of Europe.
Traditionally believe that this block is part of the stone of Scone – a symbol of Scotland, which in ancient times were crowned monarchs of this country, and subsequently the UK. King Robert the Bruce gave a portion of istoricheskogo stone Irish feudal Lord Cormack McCarthy for their support in the war against the British.





To associate with the attainment of eloquence, this stone began in the sixteenth century, when the English Queen Elizabeth was sent to Blarney his trusted man, so he decided with the owner the conditions of transition of stone under the rule of the British Queen. However, for a long time, the messenger has not started this conversation with the local feudal Lord – he always found some excuses. So there was a legend that has survived until today.





Thanks to Blarney Castle is the most visited in all of Ireland. Hundreds of thousands of people go there to stand in a huge line for the opportunity to kiss the Blarney Stone and gain the appropriate gift. This is despite the fact that the tourism website Tripster in 2009 declared the object of the most unhygienic tourist attraction of Europe.

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