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Twr Mawr Lighthouse, Llanddwyn Island, Anglesey, Wales

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Overview

The phrase 'good things come in small packages' may be a cliché, but in the case of Wales it's undeniably true.

Attractions

Must-see attractions

Cardiff Castle

Cardiff

There's a medieval keep at its heart, but it's the later additions to Cardiff Castle that really capture the imagination. In Victorian times, extravagant…

National Museum Cardiff

Cardiff

Devoted mainly to natural history and art, this grand neoclassical building is the centrepiece of the seven institutions dotted around the country that…

Pontcysyllte Aqueduct & Canal World Heritage Site

Snowdonia & the Llŷn

The preeminent Georgian engineer Thomas Telford (1757–1834) built the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct in 1805 to carry the canal over the River Dee. At 307m long, 3…

Principality Stadium

Cardiff

Also known as Millennium Stadium ('Principality' is the current naming-rights sponsor), this spectacular venue squats like a stranded spaceship on the…

St Fagans National History Museum

Cardiff

Historic buildings from all over the country have been dismantled and re-erected in the semirural surrounds of St Fagans village, 5 miles west of central…

Wales Millennium Centre

Cardiff

The centrepiece and symbol of Cardiff Bay's regeneration is the £106-million Wales Millennium Centre, an architectural masterpiece of stacked Welsh slate…

Carreg Cennen

Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog

Dramatically perched atop a steep limestone crag, high above the River Cennen, are the brooding ruins of Wales' ultimate romantic castle, visible for…