 |
Wales
City Guide
|
|
Wales Travel Guide
PRACTICAL INFORMATION - Official name: Wales
- Capital: Cardiff
- Language: English and Welsh
- Religion: 72% of the population in Wales are Christian. Non Christian religions are small in Wales, making up less than 2% of the population. 18% of people declare no religion.
- Currency : Pound
- Consulate :
Embajada Británica en España
http://www.ukinspain.com/
Wales Sights and Museums
WHAT TO SEE - Tredegar House: located in Newport is one of the best examples of a 17th century Charles II mansion in Britain.
- Ogof Craig a Ffynnon (Welsh for "Rock and Fountain Cave"). It is renowned as one of the most well-decorated caves in Britain.
- The Castle and Old College building in Aberystwyth, which is a historic market town, administrative centre and holiday resort within Ceredigion, Mid Wales.
- Harlech Castle, built in 1290, is one of the UK’s most familiar strongholds. It seems to grow out of the rock on which it stands.
Wales Entertainment
EVENTS
- March, 1: St. David's Day, the patron saint of Wales.
- May, 1: Calan Mai or Calan Haf, which means the first day of summer. Celebrations start on the evening before, known as May Eve, with bonfires.
- November, 1: Calan Gaeaf . The night before is Nos Calan Gaeaf or Ysbrydnos, when spirits are abroad. People avoid churchyards, stiles, and crossroads, since spirits are thought to gather there.
- December, 1-3: St Nicholas Christmas Market, a fair that replicates the atmosphere of a German outdoor Christmas market. An opportunity to buy products for Christmas or to enjoy hot soup and other delicacies on the harbour-side.
Wales Transports
HOW TO GET THERE - By road: Depending on where you are coming from and/or going to, you will enter Wales via one of these four main roads:
? via Chester
? via Shrewsbury
? via Monmouth
? via Bristol
- By coach
http://www.nationalexpress.com/
- By rail:
http://www.networkrail.co.uk/
- By air:
? Cardiff is your only real option is flying to Wales.
? You can also consider Birmingham or Manchester as suitable places to fly in to, and perhaps rent a car
- By sea
? Holyhead to Dublin - the Stena HSS from Dun Loaghaire to Holyhead. Ferries leave every 4-5 hours and take about 99 minutes to cross the Irish Sea. Alternatively, Irish Ferries run several services daily.
? Fishguard to Rosslare
? Swansea to Cork
TRANSPORTS Wales has a transport network of buses and trains.
There is also a waterbus in Cardiff. Just visit the site for more information: http://www.cardiffwaterbus.com
|
|
