You may have heard of places in Wales like Cardiff, Swansea, Tenby, Hay-on-Wye, Aberystwyth, Caernarfon, Wrexham etc, but have no idea where they are in relation to each other. Here we list some of the best towns and cities in each region of Wales, so you can see where could and couldn’t be visited on the same day
- Cardiff – The Capital of Wales, and the most populated City
- Swansea – Wales’ 2nd largest City
- Newport – Wales’ 3rd largest City
- Barry – Former Dock Town, that overtook Cardiff to become the largest Coal Exporting Port in the world
- Caerphilly – Home to the largest Castle in Wales
- Pontypridd – Largest town in the Rhondda Valley, once the heart of coal mining activity in the country
- Port Talbot – Birth Place of Richard Burton, Anthony Hopkins & Michael Sheen
- Monmouth – Home to the only surviving Medieval Gated Bridge in the UK
- Chepstow – Home to the oldest Stone Castle in the UK
- Caerleon – Home to some of the best preserved Roman Remains in the world
- Wrexham – Home to the oldest international football ground in the World, and made Famous by “Welcome to Wrexham” on Disney+
- Llandudno – Home of The Great Orme
- Conwy – near Llanduno, and home of Conwy Castle and the smallest house in the UK
- Caernarfon – Home to Caernarfon Castle where King Charles III was invested as Prince of Wales
- Beaumaris – On Anglesey, and home to the unfinished Beaumaris Castle
- Harlech – Home to the steepest street in the UK, and Harlech Castle
- Beddgelert – Picturesque village in Eryri, and home of the legend of “Gelert, the Faithful Hound”
- Betws-y-Coed – Picturesque Village with a number of Waterfalls
- Llanberis – At the foot of Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon), the tallest Mountain in England & Wales. Dinorwic Quarry, once the largest slate quarry in the world and the National Slate Museum
- Bangor – University Town, and home to one of the oldest Cathedrals in Wales
- Bala – Small town on the banks of Lake Bala, the largest glacial lake in Wales
- Machynlleth – Ancient Capital of Wales, and location of “Glyndwrs Parliment” where Owain Glyndwr was crowned Prince of Wales in 1406 during his rebellion
- Carmarthen – County Town of Carmarthenshire, and the oldest town in Wales, dating back 5000 years
- Haverford West – County Town of Pembrokeshire, and former centre for exporting Wool
- St Davids – The smallest city in the UK, and the most westerly place in Wales
- Pembroke – Birth place of King Henry VII, the only Welsh born UK monarch, and first Tudor King
- Tenby – Historic town famous for its narrow streets, colourful buildings, beaches and one of the sunniest places in the UK
- Laugharne – Home to author and poet Dylan Thomas
- Pendine – Many Land speed records set on Pendine Sands, including the first car to go over 150mph in 1925, and the land speed record for a Lawnmower – 87.8mph in 2010
- Fishguard – Major ferry port for Ireland, and where the last enemy army set foot on UK soil in the 18th Century
- Aberystwyth – The largest town in Mid Wales on the West Wales Coast. Home to the first University in Wales, the Wales National Library and the UK’s 2nd longest Funicular cliff railway
- Rhyader – Almost the cross roads of Wales located almost exactly in the geographic centre of Wales
- Elan Village – Small village that lends its name to the Elan Valley, an picturesque part of Wales with numerous woods and reservoirs
- Llanidloes – First town on the River Severn, the longest river in the UK
- Cardigan – Location of the first National Eisteddfod, Europe’s oldest, and one of the largest annual Cultural Festival in 1167
- Hay-on-Wye – More bookstores per square mile than any where in the world, and home of the worlds largest Literary Festival, the Hay Festival