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Wales
A proud and patriotic nation with its own living language, Wales is revelling in a resurgent sense of identity.
Hundreds of castles dot the rugged landscape – relics of a turbulent history of occupation and rebellion. Capital Cardiff is busy establishing itself on the international stage.
Popular places in Wales
Cityscape
Much of the population lives in South Wales, in industrial Swansea and capital Cardiff. Neo-Gothic Cardiff Castle watches over the city centre. The 21st century has seen world-class cultural and sporting venues spring up in the shape of the Wales Millennium Centre and Millennium Stadium. Eat on the restored Cardiff Bay waterfront.
Landscape
Walk in craggy Snowdonia, peppered with lakes and with a plethora of peaks to climb including Snowdon, the highest in Wales. Enjoy breathtaking views from the sandstone bluffs of the Brecon Beacons. Or try coasteering (climbing, jumping and swimming) along Pembrokeshire’s hundreds of miles of rugged coastline and sandy beaches.
Take Home
Buy poetry volumes by Wales’ greatest poet at the Dylan Thomas Centre in Swansea or traditional Welsh lovespoons, carved from a single piece of wood, in the nearby seaside village of the Mumbles. Bag a Welsh rugby jersey at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium or delicious traditional Welsh cakes in Pembrokeshire.
Eat & Drink
Wales produces over 200 cheeses, most famously crumbly Caerphilly from the South Wales town. Try laverbread (seaweed fried into patties) as part of a tasty Welsh breakfast with bacon, eggs and fresh cockles. Succulent Welsh lamb goes into the pot with leeks to make cawl, a traditional Welsh stew.
New Perspective
Cardiff’s striking , curvaceous Wales Millennium Centre is home to seven cultural organisations presenting a bewildering array of theatre, dance, musicals, opera, ballet and comedy, all under one roof.
