For a small nation, Wales packs in a phenomenal amount of variety. Is your preference for city lights or dark, star-speckled skies – and would you rather wake up to lapping waves, or an amphitheatre of mist-covered mountains? Wherever you settle, Wales’ size and good transport links mean that you’ll be within easy reach of all these different scenes.
Visit Wales splits the country into four regions. North Wales, which includes the island of Anglesey, is justly described as an epic landscape. It’s known for the mountains of Snowdonia, mighty castles, and the university cities of Bangor and Wrexham. West Wales has the beautiful Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, a good deal of the nation’s most celebrated beaches, and Swansea, our second city on the cusp of the Gower Peninsula.
South Wales is home to the Welsh capital, Cardiff – a creative, cultural and sporting hub – and the city of Newport. The towns of the South Wales Valleys, once teeming with heavy industry, can now be appreciated for their spectacular setting, and it’s difficult not to fall in love with the splendour of the Wye Valley. Finally, there’s Mid Wales. The nation’s green heartland is wild and unspoilt, with rivers rising in the mountain ranges, fine old market towns and Victorian spa resorts, and the rugged beauty of the Ceredigion coast.
*Figures correct as of January 2023
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