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Gwynedd is one of the most dramatic and magnificent counties in the British Isles, a place where Snowdonia’s mountain landscapes, a coastline of extraordinary beauty and a living Welsh language culture of remarkable depth and vitality combine to create a destination of exceptional power and appeal. It is a county that commands the imagination and leaves a profound impression on almost every visitor who experiences it.
Snowdonia National Park dominates the heart of the county in a landscape of soaring peaks, glacial lakes, ancient oak woodland and fast flowing rivers that is unlike anything else in Wales and rivals the finest mountain scenery anywhere in the British Isles. Snowdon itself, the highest mountain in Wales and England, draws thousands of walkers and railway passengers to its summit each year, yet the surrounding ranges — the Glyderau, the Carneddau and the Rhinogydd — offer equally spectacular walking in landscapes that see a fraction of the crowds. The valleys of Nant Gwynant, Ogwen and Llanberis are among the most beautiful and celebrated mountain landscapes in the country, their combination of rock, water and sky creating a drama that changes with every shift of the light.
The Llŷn Peninsula extends westwards from the main body of the county into the Irish Sea in a landscape of quiet and ancient beauty that has been a place of pilgrimage since the earliest days of Celtic Christianity. Its clifftop paths, sandy beaches and small fishing villages carry a remoteness and a spiritual quality that gives the peninsula a character entirely its own, and Bardsey Island at its tip, the island of twenty thousand saints, remains one of the most sacred and evocative places in Wales.
The Mawddach estuary, sweeping inland from Barmouth in a landscape of mountain, woodland and water, is one of the most beautiful estuaries in Wales, while the Ffestiniog and Snowdon Mountain railways are among the finest and most celebrated heritage railways in the British Isles. Caernarfon, with its magnificent Edwardian castle, is the historic capital of the county and one of the most imposing fortified towns in Europe, while Barmouth, Criccieth and Pwllheli each offer their own distinct coastal character and an excellent range of places to stay.
Whether you are looking for a mountain adventure in Snowdonia, a pilgrimage along the Llŷn Peninsula, a coastal retreat on Cardigan Bay or a journey on one of the great Welsh mountain railways, Gwynedd is a county of breathtaking beauty and ancient depth that offers some of the most memorable and rewarding experiences in the whole of Wales.
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