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Cardiff (/ˈkɑːrdɪf/; Welsh: Caerdydd [kairˈdiːð, kaːɨrˈdɨːð] (
listen)) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff (Welsh: Dinas a Sir Caerdydd), and the city is the eleventh-largest in the United Kingdom. Located in the south-east of Wales and in the Cardiff Capital Region, Cardiff is the county town of the historic county of Glamorgan and in 1974–1996 of South Glamorgan. It belongs to the Eurocities network of the largest European cities.[4] A small town until the early 19th century, its prominence as a port for coal when mining began in the region helped its expansion. In 1905 it was ranked as a city and in 1955 proclaimed capital of Wales. Cardiff Built-up Area covers a larger area outside the county boundary, including the towns of Dinas Powys and Penarth.
Cardiff is the main commercial centre of Wales as well as the base for the Senedd. At the 2011 census, the unitary authority area population was put at 346,090,[5] and the wider urban area at 479,000.[6] In 2011 it ranked sixth in the world in a National Geographic magazine list of alternative tourist destinations.[7] It is the most popular destination in Wales with 21.3 million visitors in 2017.[8]
Cardiff is a major centre for television and film production and is the Welsh base for the main national broadcasters.
Cardiff Bay contains the Senedd building (housing the Senedd, the Welsh Parliament) and the Wales Millennium Centre arts complex. Work continues at Cardiff Bay and in the centre, on projects such as Cardiff International Sports Village, BBC drama village,[9] and a new business district.[10]
Monmouth, the UK’s first Bee Town, nestles in the tranquil lower reaches of the beautiful Wye Valley and has been a centre for tourism since 1780. Well known for its iconic 13th century gatehouse bridge, Monmouth has a famous past with its connections to Henry V, Geoffrey of Monmouth and (more recently) Queen, Oasis & Simple Minds who all recorded at Rockfield studios. Music continues to be an important part of the town’s DNA, with an annual free music festival held every summer.
Monmouth is also renowned for its independent shops – don’t miss Bees for Development, Fingal Rock, Atelier Gilmar and Salt and Pepper. It has restaurants to suit all tastes and plenty of opportunities for a coffee in a café in a quiet courtyard.
Make sure to visit its Georgian Shire Hall & Museum, Ance Hill Vineyard, The Savoy Theatre, Rockfield Studios and The Kymin.
Chepstow, situated in the lower Wye Valley, offers a scenic entrance to Wales. Visit the magnificent Chepstow Castle, which towers over the cliff sides of the river Wye, and then learn more of the history of the town and the Wye Valley at Chepstow Museum. Other highlights include Chepstow Racecourse and the nearby St Pierre Golf Course.
Chepstow is a town that's perfect for walking, with many long distance trails starting here, including the Wye Valley Walk, the Offa's Dyke National Trail & the Wales Coast Path. You can truly walk around the whole of Wales, starting (and finishing) in Chepstow's South East corner. It should be no surprise that Chepstow is a Walkers are Welcome accredited town, with an annual Walking Festival in March. Download the Chepstow Town Trail and Map for more.
You can also walk or cycle the Wye Valley Greenway from nearby Tidenham up to Tintern. You can find out more on the Greenway website.
Pick up some local food and drink from Chepstow Tourist Information Centre before you leave.
Named Striguil in Norman times (from a Latin word meaning a long furrow), by the 14th century it had its current name - from the Old English ceap/chepe meaning market, and stowe meaning place. In Welsh it's called Cas-Gwent, meaning castle of Gwent.
Caerphilly (/kəˈfɪli/, /kɑːrˈfɪli/;[2] Welsh: Caerffili, Welsh pronunciation: [ˌkairˈfɪlɪ][3]) is a town and community in Wales. It is situated at the southern end of the Rhymney Valley.
It is 7 mi (11 km) north of Cardiff and 12 mi (19 km) northwest of Newport. It is the largest town in Caerphilly County Borough, and lies within the historic borders of Glamorgan, on the border with Monmouthshire. At the 2011 Census, the town had a population of 41,402[1] while the wider Caerphilly Local Authority area has a population of 178,806.[4] Caerphilly is featured in the Sex Pistols documentary The Filth and the Fury. Protests and a prayer meeting were held outside the Castle Cinema on the evening of 14 December 1976, when the Pistols were playing a concert there. However, at this point in time, Caerphilly was one of the few councils that would allow the group to perform (Leeds and Manchester being the others). The castle of Caerphilly was used as a filming location for Merlin and the Doctor Who episodes The Rebel Flesh and The Almost People (2011).
Caerphilly hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1950.
There are a number of notable figures who grew up in Caerphilly. These include comedian Tommy Cooper, Newport County midfielder David Pipe, Juventus and Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey, as well as Cardiff City F. C. and Wales footballer Robert Earnshaw, whose family relocated to the town from Zambia.
The town has a rugby union club, Caerphilly RFC, who play in Division Two East of the Welsh National League.
The town has hosted two food fairs, the Caerphilly Food Festival, which is held on the streets of the town, and the Big Cheese Festival, which has been held in and around Caerphilly Castle every summer since 1998. Visitor numbers reached 80,000 in 2012.[28] The event includes a wide variety of cheese stalls as well as a funfair, fireworks[29] and a cheese race around the castle.[30]
Plaque on Caerphilly Common Looking north-west from the top of Caerphilly Common towards Mynydd Meio ST1188It hosts a fundraising musical event called Megaday.[31] In the Winter there is also the Festival of Light, which involves the procession of hundreds of lanterns through the centre of the town.
In 2012 Caerphilly County's only art gallery, Y Galeri, opened in St Fagan's Street in the town centre. It was part of plans to build a wider Arts Centre with exhibitions, workshops and talks.[32]
Caerphilly is home to two of major Welsh agricultural shows. Machen Agricultural Show is usually held on the first Saturday of July, and Bedwellty Agricultural Show, which is now held at the prestigious grounds of Llancaiach Fawr Manor, during August. Both events showcase the agricultural heritage of the county.
In 2015, Caerphilly-born writer Thomas Morris published a short story collection, We Don't Know What We're Doing, which is set in Caerphilly. The book won the 2016 Wales Book of the Year[33] and a Somerset Maugham Award.[34]