Travel Guide to Wales

Population: 3 Million

Language: English/Welsh

Time Zone: GMT

Capital: Cardiff

Currency: UK Pound

Croeso i Gymru (welcome to Wales) is the sign that greets you as you cross the border from England. The Welsh are proud of their own language, traditions and history, which makes a holiday to Wales a completely unique experience.

England runs down the east side, and the sea borders the north, west and south sides, making miles of golden sandy beaches, craggy headlands and deep valleys. To the west, lies Snowdon, the highest point in England and Wales, surrounded by an area of outstanding natural beauty, and a favourite with walkers and climbers.  Over the Menai Bridge is the ancient Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Mon) where the final stronghold of the Celtish Druids was overcome by the Romans. Vikings came after, then the English, who left Beaumaris Castle to be visited by tourists 800years later.

Gwynedd and its people are considered by many to be the very essence of Wales, the epitome of everything that is Welsh. Visitors can choose a house rental, a self-catering cottage rental, or for a romantic break, even stay in a converted chapel. Imagine being able to say you stayed in -Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll-llantisiliogogogoch !

South Wales offers the wild Pembroke coast, castles at Cardiff, Caldicot and Caerphilly, and the unspoilt tranquillity of the Gower Peninsular. Self -catering accommodation is to be found readily and HolidayLets can offer you a wide selection.