South Wales: Places to Explore

The market town of Abergavenny, just outside Brecon Beacons National Park, is a popular base for walkers and hikers. It has a ruined castle and is near the industrial history sites at Blaenavon.... Read more

The historic market town of Brecon is known for its Georgian buildings, narrow passageways, and pleasant riverside walks. It's also the gateway to Brecon Beacons National Park. The town is particularly... Read more

Home to the Welsh Assembly and with a population of 306,000, Cardiff is financially, industrially, and commercially the most important city in Wales. It's also one of Europe's youngest and most vibrant... Read more

The little market town of Cardigan, with its ancient bridge, was the scene of a never-to-be-forgotten victory by the Welsh over the Norman army in 1136. The town is near the mouth of the Teifi, a river... Read more

As you cross over an ancient stone bridge into Merthyr Mawr, you feel as if you've entered another world. From stone cottages with beehive thatched roofs, to the Victorian-era Church of St. Teilo, with... Read more

Despite its miniscule size, this community of under 1,800 people is not a village or a hamlet—it's actually Britain's smallest city. Historically, little St. David's has punched above its weight... Read more

Swansea, the birthplace of poet Dylan Thomas (1914-53), adores its native son. It honors him throughout the year, especially at the Dylan Thomas Festival in October and November. But Swansea no longer... Read more

Pastel-color Georgian houses cluster around a harbor in this seaside resort, where two golden sandy beaches stretch below the hotel-lined cliff top. Medieval Tenby's ancient town walls still stand, enclosing... Read more