Swansea - Swansea

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Swansea
countyWest Glamorgan
Residentsapprox. 231,300
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Swansea

Swansea [ˈSwɒnzɪ] (Welsh Abertawe) is a town in Wales, Great Britain.

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The famous saying by Dylan Thomas that Swansea is an “ugly, lovely town” has become a catchphrase and unofficial motto of Swansea, as has “Dirty Old Town” for Salford has been. Swansea's sister cities are Mannheim in Germany (since 1959), Pau in France and Cork in Ireland. The Welsh name of the city means the mouth ("but") of the river "Tawe". The name Swansea is traced back to the Old Norse "Sveinns ey", meaning Svens Eiland.

getting there

By plane

Internationally, Cardiff and possibly Bristol airports can be reached. Of Cardiff it takes a good hour to get to Swansea by train Bristol it's about two hours. There is a small selection of low-cost airlines at both airports.

There are flights to Cardiff Airport from Germany on individual days of the week from Munich and Düsseldorf.

Another alternative is to travel via London. Geographically is Heathrow most conveniently located, the one well covered by low-cost airlines Standsted Airport is about an hour further from Swansea. In any case, you have to drive effectively to central London in order to drive from Paddington Station to Swansea in about 3.5 hours.

If necessary, airports in Central England could still be an alternative in exceptional cases.

By train

Swansea itself has a train station and is well connected to the English rail system. You can reach z. B. Cardiff in one hour, Bristol in 1.5 hours and London in 3.5 hours. Swansea and Wales can be reached from the continent via the Eurotunnel (reservation necessary, comparatively expensive).

By bus

In Great Britain, coaches are quite common as a means of transport, slightly slower than trains and slightly cheaper. Swansea can be reached from all major cities partly with transfer connections (approx. 4.5 hours from London).

In the street

Swansea is easily accessible from the M4 motorway, which connects London to Wales. Travel time from London is approximately 3 hours.

By boat

There are ferry connections from Ireland.

mobility

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Tourist Attractions

Churches

Castles, chateaux and palaces

  • 1 Swansea Castle
  • 2 Oystermouth Castle

Buildings

Monuments

Museums

Streets and squares

Parks

  • Singleton Park
  • Clyne Gardens

various

  • Dylan Thomas Center, Somerset Place, Marina.
  • Mumbles
  • Gower Peninsular

activities

shop

For all women who are addicted to jewelry, it is definitely a must to visit the trend jewelry store Claire's. There are very current trends and innovations in jewelry. From earrings, which you can get there for the equivalent of 3 euros, to MP3 cases to earring stands, bracelets, anklets, bags and much more.

In New Look (in the center) is one of the coolest clothing stores. There you can find the trends of tomorrow and then at a reasonable price.

kitchen

Cheap

Chinese (Cantonese)

  • Evergreen Cantonese, 9 St Helens Road. Tel.: 44 466787.

Indian

  • Nawab Tandoori, 12 Christina Street. Tel.: 44 470770. Vegetarian.
  • Gulshan, 74 St. Helens Road. Tel.: 44 456390. Vegetarian.

International

  • Cafe Continental, 37 Castle Street. Tel.: 44 654663.

Vegetarian

  • Retreat, 2 Humphrey Street (off Walter Road). Tel.: 44 457880.

Mumbles:

Indian

  • The Seaview Tandoori, 728 Mumbles Road. Tel.: 44 361991. Vegetarian.

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American

  • Chicago rock, 2-3 St. Mary's Street. Tel.: 44 455345.
  • Frankie and Benny's, Salubrious Place, Wind Street. Tel.: 44 461774. Vegetarian.

Austrian

  • Mozart's, 766 Walter Road. Tel.: 44 649984. Vegetarian.

Caribbean

  • Cafe Mambo, 46 Kingsway. Tel.: 44 456620. Cafe and restaurant.

Chinese (Cantonese)

  • Rendezvous, St. Davids Square, Princess Way. Tel.: 44 467113. Vegetarian.
  • Slow boat, 12 high street. Tel.: 44 645253. Vegetarian.

Indian

  • Indian Scooner, 18 Anchor Court, Victoria Quay, Marina. Tel.: 44 649301. Vegetarian.
  • Anarkali Tandoori, 79-80 St. Helens Road. Tel.: 44 650549. Vegetarian.
  • Cafe Saffron, 1 Wind Street. Tel.: 44 477771. Vegetarian.

Indonesian

  • Garuda, 18 St. Helens Road. Tel.: 44 653388. Vegetarian.

International

  • Chelsea Cafe, 17 St. Marys Street (off Wind Street). Tel.: 44 464068.
  • Ice, 64 Wind Street. Tel.: 44 646111.

Italian

  • Ask, 6 Wind Street. Tel.: 44 477070. Vegetarian.
  • La Bussola, 217 Oxford Street. Tel.: 44 655780. Vegetarian.
  • La Gigio, 55 St. Helens Road. Tel.: 44 467888. Vegetarian.
  • The New Capriccio, 89 St. Helens Road. Tel.: 44 648804. Vegetarian.

Mediterranean / Spanish

  • Paco's, 22A St. Helens Road. Tel.: 44 301522.

Thai

  • Cinnanmon, 21 high street. Tel.: 44 642880.

Vegetarian

  • Bizzy Lizzie's Bistro, 55 Walter Road, Uplands. Tel.: 44 473379.

Welsh / British

  • Abernethy's, Marriott Hotel, Marina. Tel.: 44 642020. Vegetarian.
  • Dylan Thomas Center. Tel.: 44 463980. Vegetarian.
  • Beaumont Hotel, 73 Walter Road. Tel.: 44 643956. Vegetarian.

Mumbles:

Italian

  • Castellamare, Bracelet Bay. Tel.: 44 369408. Cafe and restaurant. Vegetarian. Wonderful lake view.
  • Verdi's, Knab Rock, Mumbles. Cafe and restaurant. Vegetarian. Wonderful lake view.

Upscale

Mediterranean / Spanish

  • 1  La Braseria, 28 Wind Street. Tel.: 44 469683. A favorite of Catherine Zeta-Jones.

Welsh / British

  • Atrium restaurant, Morgan's Hotel, Adelaide Street. Tel.: 44 484848. Vegetarian.

Mumbles:

French

  • L'amuse, 93 Newton Road. Tel.: 44 366006.

Welsh

  • Norton House, Norton Road. Tel.: 44 403210.

nightlife

Cheap

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Upscale

accommodation

Youth hostels

B & B's

  • Leonardo's Guest House, 380 Oystermouth Road. Tel.: 44 470163.
  • The Oyster Hotel, 262 Oystermouth Road. Tel.: 44 654345.
  • Devon View, 394-396 Oystermouth Road. Tel.: 44 462008.
  • The White House Hotel, 4 Nyanza Terrace, Uplands. Tel.: 44 473856.
  • Cefn-Bryn Guest House, 6 Uplands Crescent, Uplands. Tel.: 44 466687.
  • 1  Carlton Hotel, 654-656 Mumbles Road, Mumbles. Tel.: 44 360450.
  • Shoreline Hotel, 648 Mumbles Road, Mumbles. Tel.: 44 366233.
  • Glenview House, 140 Langland Road, Mumbles. Tel.: 44 367933.
  • Langland Cove Guest House, 4 Rotherslade Road, Langland, Mumbles. Tel.: 44 366003.

Cheap

  • Dolphin, Whitewalls, near Quadrant Shopping Mall. Tel.: 44 650011.
  • Premier Lodge Hotel, Salubrious Place. (off Wind Street). Tel.: 44 (0)870 990 6562.
  • Beaumont Hotel, 72 Walter Road. Tel.: 44 643956.
  • Parc-le-Breos House, Penmaen, Gower. Tel.: 44 371636.

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Upscale

Learn

Swansea is a university city and has the third largest university in Wales. It was founded in 1920 and has approximately 19,000 students.

Work

security

health

Practical advice

Swansea code: 01792 (44 1792 XXXXXX)

trips

literature

Web links

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