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North Wales, (North Wales in English is Gogledd Cymru in Welsh) is a region of the Wales in UK.
To know
Territories and tourist destinations
Urban centers
North Wales has many quaint towns. Below is a list of the most notable. For the others, see the specific county articles.
- Bangor - Small university town.
- Blaenau Ffestiniog - Mining town where visitors can take an underground train to Llechwedd Caverns.
- Caernarfon - Dominated by its castle and the medieval city walls. A symbolic place to represent British power in North Wales.
- Colwyn Bay - A former tourist resort that has a small zoo, a biweekly market, some antique and book shops, a large bay and a dilapidated pier. It hosts the International Rugby "under-21" in a beautiful park.
- Conwy - Medieval fortified town with an imposing castle and quaint shops.
- Denbigh - A pretty market town and one of the richest cities in North Wales history.
- Dolgellau - A quaint market town with gold in its surrounding hills and an annual World Music Festival.
- Llandudno - Charming Victorian seaside town.
- Llanfairfechan - Unspoiled seaside resort between Penmaenmawr and Bangor.
- Tywyn - Renowned seaside resort with miles of sandy beach. Home of the famous Talyllyn Railway.
- Wrexham - A county and the largest settlement in North Wales. Ironically a city, although it is 5 times bigger than the city of Bangor.
Other destinations
- Anglesey - Uninhabited island with colonies of cormorants.
- Llŷn (or Lleyn) - A peninsula in northwest Wales.
- Snowdonia National Park - National park located between the counties of Gwynedd is Conwy.
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Other projects
Wikipedia contains an entry concerning North Wales