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The Contour Atlas

Wales

Wales

More castles per square mile than anywhere on earth, a living language, and a coast path that runs the whole way round.

Croeso i Gymru (welcome to Wales)

Local food

  • Cawl

    Lamb and leek broth. The national dish.

  • Welsh rarebit

    A proper cheese sauce with ale and mustard, grilled onto toast.

  • Bara brith

    'Speckled bread', a tea-soaked fruit loaf.

  • Laverbread

    Boiled laver seaweed, rolled in oats and fried with cockles.

  • Glamorgan sausage

    Caerphilly cheese, leek and breadcrumbs. No meat.

Festivals & events

National Eisteddfod
August · Alternating north / south
Hay Festival
May / June · Hay-on-Wye
Green Man Festival
August · Glanusk Park, Brecon Beacons

Landmarks

  • Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon)
  • Conwy Castle
  • Pembrokeshire Coast Path
  • Portmeirion
  • Brecon Beacons

Grid reference

Station
Cardiff
Latitude
51.4816°N
Longitude
3.1791°W

These coordinates are what the departure board sends to Open-Meteo for this region.