Southern Snowdonia, covering the southern edge of Snowdonia National
Park and fringed by the beautiful northwest Cardigan coast, is
a spectacular area of mountains, beaches, forests, and lakes.
The region
is a haven for walkers, with both Cadair Idris and the more isolated
Rhinog mountains surrounding the small market town of Dolgellau,
which makes a good base for walks up to the summits. The mountains
form a backdrop to the sandy beaches stretching for miles along
the coast,
where seaside resorts such as
Barmouth are attractive holiday spots. Connecting Barmouth and
Dolgellau is the beautiful Mawddach estuary, which has a 15km
walking trail leading through the estuary's stunning surroundings.
By the Dee Valley in the east, Bala is a great place for watersports.
The Ffestiniog
narrow-gauge steam railway runs from the mountains around Blaenau
Ffestiniog down to Porthmadog on the coast, which is near the
Italianate village of Portmeirion. Further south is Harlech, where
the spectacular World Heritage Site of Harlech Castle is situated.
Even further south, Tywyn is the start of the Talyllyn Railway,
which runs seven miles through lovely rural surroundings. In the
Dysynni valley nearby are the isolated ruins of Castell-y-Bere,
a 13th century Welsh fortress built by Llywelyn the Great, which
has great views from its position on top of a rocky outcrop.
| |  |
| Comments on this article... |
| Nobody has posted a comment on this article yet. Why not be the first? |
|
|
New users or existing users to add a comment. |
Wales
travel related links:
Compare
prices between hotels in Wales
Compare prices between Holiday Inn, Lastminute.com, Octopus Travel, Opodo, Superbreak.com
and many more top hotel websites in one search
Compare
prices between youth hostels in Wales
Compare prices between youth
hostels in many popular parts of Wales including Abersoch, Betws-y-coed, Cardiff,
Llandudno, Merthyr Tydfil, and Powys
Compare
prices for car hire in Wales
Compare prices between Avis, Europcar, eBookers.com, Economy Car Hire, Sixt
and many more top car hire websites in one search
Compare
prices for flights to and from Wales
Compare prices between British Airways, BMIbaby.com, Opodo, Lastminute.com,
Air Scotland and many more flight operators in one search
Other
featured places to go in our North
Wales travel section:
Anglesey tourist information
Beaumaris tourist information
Holy
Island tourist information
Lleyn
Peninsula tourist information
North Wales Borderlands tourist information
Llangollen tourist information
North Wales Coast tourist information
Bangor tourist information
Conwy tourist information
Llandudno tourist information
North Snowdonia tourist
information
Beddgelert tourist information
Betws y Coed tourist information
Caernarfon tourist information
Llanberis tourist information
South Snowdonia tourist
information
Bala tourist information
Barmouth tourist information
Blaenau Ffestiniog tourist information
Dolgellau tourist information
Harlech tourist information
Portmeirion tourist information
Other
Wales travel related links:
Wales
hotel
Wales tour
Cottage
holiday in Wales
Wales
hostel
