Portmeirion is a unique and colourful fantasy village in North Wales created by architect Clough Williams-Ellis from 1925-1976. It has an other-worldly feel and no other purpose than as a place of enjoyment. It was made famous as the setting for the 1960s cult TV series, ‘The Prisoner’.
Pentre Ifan, which means Ivan’s village, is the remains of a communal chambered tomb constructed maybe around 3,500 BC. The remaining stones form a doorway with a capstone on top some 17 feet (5.1 metres) long and weighing an estimated 16 tonnes. It is thought the original structure would have been about 120 feet (36
Strata Florida Abbey, founded as a Cistercian order on the banks of the river Teifi in 1201, is the burial place for generations of Welsh princes. Although ruined, it is a focal point for Welsh culture and heritage.
