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Famous People of Cardiff   Cardiff

Famous People of Cardiff, Cardiff

 8 Reviews  DID YOU KNOW...? (BBC Cardiff Website) Cardiff is said to have more parks, recreation and open spaces per head of population than any other city in the UK, including the huge and sprawling Bute Park... 

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Cardiff Castle   Cardiff

Cardiff Castle, Cardiff

 6 Reviews  Cardiff is a seaport as it's built on the tidal estuary of the River Taff. Since it's decline in coal mining, Cardiff has restored and revitalized and has done a great job in attracting tourists -... 

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Cardiff Bay   Cardiff

Cardiff Bay, Cardiff

 6 Reviews  Cardiff Bay used to be an industrial area with old docks, but it is nowadays transfered into an entertainment and recreation area with walkways, attractions and both trendy and traditional restaurants... 

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Cadw

by mickeyboy07

Cadw is a Welsh Goverment scheme set up to conserve,protect and maintain historic,ancient and cultural sites and monuments throughout Wales.Grant aiding rescue archaeology work and offering grants to owners of Historic Buildings are just some of the projects carried out.Towering fortifications like Caernarfon,Conwy and Chepstow,graceful Abbey's,Handsome Architecture and a host of Exhibitions,cannot fail to leave a lasting impression of Wales which has so much to offer.Membership in Cadw goes a long way in helping to conserve and protect the heritage,for a small annual subscription you are entitled to the following benefits:Free admission to Cadw attractions,half price admission to hundreds of site in England and Scotland,Heritage in Wales membership pack with maps,info and brochures about many sites. Contact:Cadw,Welsh Goverment,Plas Carew,Unit 5/7 Cefn Coed,Parc...

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History of Wales

by grayfo

The history of Wales began with the Celts who started migrating from their central European homeland around 1000 BC. In 43 Ad the Romans invaded the British Isles in 43 AD and by 79 AD, Wales. Over the next 200 years Christianity was introduced and Wales was divided into individual small kingdoms and principalities where regional wars became commonplace. In 770, the Saxon King, Offa of Mercia, built a dyke between England and Wales and called the land on the other side of the dyke "Wales" (wordweals meaning foreigners). The inhabitants of this land referred to it as “Cymru" (cymry meaning fellow-countrymen and their individual cultures blended together, both economically and linguistically.

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Remember the narrow roads

by Paolomusc

Looks fine to me. Everything is close at hand so wont be too much travel. Have you allowed for time to visit places once you get to those towns? Don't forget narrow roads, lots of hills and probably a lot of traffic. Have a good time. I live here so have far too many to list here.

Aoife's Welsh Memories

by Classroomtravels

I have visited Wales lots of times and in 2010 we went to stay at my auntie's house. I went with my Mom, Dad, sister and my dog Bella.The weather was sunny but cold and it had been snowing. My best memory of Wales is going to the hills and snowboarding and having lunch. Afterwards we went home and had a bbq!In wales I met Charlie and saw the highest hill in Wales, Mt. Snowdon.

Tasty food

by tropical459

Hello, The website www.eatwithalocal.com started in Wales, so there are a fair few members scattered about who will cook you a meal free of charge. It is a great way of tasting the local food. and meeting people who will give you good advice on what to do and see in Wales. If you were to visit me I would cook you lava bread and bacon it is the Welsh version of caviar. Check out the site you might be lucky.

The Welsh Dragon

by lomi

Ever wondered where the emblem of the bold red dragon came from?Nearly every civilization in the world has a legend concerning a dragon or a serpent, and the Welsh are no exception. The Welsh word ‘draig’ and the English word ‘dragon’ are from the Latin ‘drakon’ - he who sees far. The dragon represents the gods or deities of light and sky. Red, the colour of blood, was used to represent potency and knowledge. It is believed by one source that the ancient Druids worshipped the dragon and the sun, and the dragon symbol was taken up by the early Welsh Princes as a symbol of power.

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There are 3 Wales

by lomi

Wales is a country of huge geographical variation (8,004 sq miles of it) with many long stretches of attractive, rugged coastline and beautiful beaches, mountain ranges and rolling hillsides, lakes and rivers. It is stacked to the beams with historic castles and ruins.As a general guide:1. North Wales -is one of the most popular tourist areas in the British Isles.Think James Bond (Timothy Dalton was from here) rugged landscapes and hoards of castles, also home to Wales highest mountain, Snodownia. Note it's Druid history with the bards still holding an international musical festival every year in Llangollen.2. Mid Wales - The scenery of Mid Wales includes rich farming valleys, rolling hills & rivers, and some of the most beautiful countryside in Britain. It was inspiration of the bards and is the home of Hay on Wye literary festival. Owen Glendower, the last Welsh Prince of Wales was...

Good times

by louiseanyon

What I miss most about Wales is my local pub. Where I lived (near the Pier in Bangor) there were 2 really good pubs. The Tap and Spile (10 seconds from my front door) had a pool table, a quiz box, good cheap food, and decent ales (although I'm not a real ale lass). The bartenders were friendly (one was my housemate) the owners were friendly and didn't make a racket after midnight and everyone in there was really friendly.The other local I had was just further round the corner (about 2 minutes from my front door) and was called the Ship Launch. More of a locals pub but did show all the good footy matches. I think my fondest memory is sitting in that pub with none of my uni friends just some old men from the pub watching the Champions League semi-final second leg between Liverpool and Chelsea in 2008. The comraderie was brilliant. They didn;t care that I couldn't speak Welsh or was a 20...

Menai Bridge

by fishandchips

The Menai Strait divides Anglesey from mainland Wales and is bridged by a rather elderly Menai Suspension Bridge, considered the first modern suspension bridge in the world.The building of the bridge significantly reduced the time to travel with some tricky water to navigate. Construction of the bridge started in 1819 and was completed in 1826. Since then a bit of cosmetic work has been done plus a great deal of strengthening work to allow the very heavy weight of modern vehicles to cross.If you want to see what is going on at the bridge you can link into the bridge monitoring video camera for a look. You need to click on the map at Menai Bridge first to get the correct camera.

The Severn Bridge

by fishandchips

There are two Severn Bridges. Both were toll bridges when I drove here last with a rather steep fee of £5. The bridges are your way in and out of South Wales from England so your main options to get to see the lovely Welsh Valleys. I took a couple of photos from my car as I was driving over the bridge. Not much really but one of my memories of being on the road in the UK in a small Fiat - lots of fun if your co-driver gets their directions correct, even more fun if they don't.......

Severn Bridge
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