Monmouth, Wales
Monnow Bridge
The only medieval bridge in Britain with its defensive tower still in tact.
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Monmouth, Wales
The only medieval bridge in Britain with its defensive tower still in tact.
Newborough, Wales
Legends say that this small island was the final resting place of the Welsh saint of lovers.
Aberystwyth, Wales
A real-life Professor Snape once taught in this Welsh university building, which students of course nicknamed “Hogwarts.”
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales
This neolithic stone grave has been altered and restored so often its now more neo than lithic.
Denbigh, Wales
Picturesque ruins once held off mighty armies.
Moelfre, Wales
These haunting ruins belong to an ancient village that once had one hell of a view.
Abergele, Wales
One of the world's oldest trees comes with a Welsh legend intertwining it with a spirit prophesying death.
Pembroke, Wales
A spiral staircase connects the limestone cave with Pembroke Castle, birthplace of King Henry VII.
Crymych, Wales
The Stonehenge of Wales is one of the grandest neolithic dolmens still in existence.
Pontarfynach, Wales
Three bridges straddle a stream, one stacked upon the other.
Pembroke, Wales
A hermit's tiny cell built into the cliffside that saved him in South Pembrokeshire.
Abermule, Wales
The remains of a 13th-century stronghold built by the Welsh prince known as Llywelyn the Last.
Saint Davids, Wales
The remains of a small medieval chapel mark the legendary birthplace of the patron saint of Wales.
Tywyn, Wales
A modest stone circle in North Wales.
Llandudno, Wales
One of the few surviving street funiculars in the world.
Aberystwyth, Wales
A 19th-century funicular railway shuttles visitors up this surprising sea cliff to one of the world's largest camera obscuras.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales
This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.
Caernarfon, Wales
The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.
Borth, Wales
A 4,500-year-old forest is slowly being revealed from beneath the sands of a Welsh beach.
Gwynedd, Wales
A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."
Marseille, France
What if all public housing projects had been designed by "the Pygmalion of modern architecture," not only their prototype?