Historic buildings

Discover the history of Wales through our spectacular castles and prehistoric monuments to our Unesco World Heritage sites. Visit market towns and distinctly Welsh villages, teeming with history, or travel to the past at St Fagans National Museum of History.

view of town , hills beyond and a rainbow.

A tiny Welsh wonder – the royally good Ruthin

Ruthin is a small town full of Welsh history and cool, modern comforts. Jude Rogers goes exploring.

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Criccieth Castle on top of a hill from afar, with the sea in the background and houses in the foreground.

Follow in the footsteps of the princes of Gwynedd

After the Romans the princes of Gwynedd ruled. Here’s a tribute to Wales’ greatest warlords.

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Lisa Jên walking her dog across a bridge on the Cwm Idwal walking path.

The best of Bethesda, by 9Bach’s Lisa Jên Brown

Singer, songwriter and actress Lisa Jên Brown shares why her hometown, Bethesda, is so special.

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Wide view of mine buildings from south west Bryntail Lead Mine.

In search of precious metal

There’s still gold in those Welsh hills - discover the precious metal mines in Wales you can visit.

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Silhouette of a cross against starry night skies.

Ghostly goings-on in haunted Wales

Haunted hotspots and ghostly goings-on; some of the many spooky places to spend an evening in Wales.

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Iron sculpture of the site at Blaenavon Ironworks.

World Heritage Blaenavon: A local's guide

Read our local's guide to discovering the fascinating industrial history of Blaenavon - a living, breathing reminder of when Welsh coal powered industry.

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Close up of tomb stone

Wales and the USA

There are many ties between Wales and America you can discover across Wales. Find out more.

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Chapel of our Lady and St Non overlooking the cliffs and the sea.

Celtic Wales and early Christianity

Find locations to visit and learn more about early history in Wales.

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Portmeirion from over the estuary.

Wonderfully quirky places to visit

Discover our eccentric heritage with some wonderfully unusual places to visit.

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Castell ar fryn wedi’i amgylchynu gan gefn gwlad gyda mynyddoedd yn y cefndir

The castles and town walls of King Edward I

The county of Gwynedd, in North Wales, provides a trail of majestic castles to explore

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Portmeirion from above including countryside

Portmeirion on film

Discover how cult film director Alex Cox fell in love with the village of Portmeirion in Snowdonia.

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Bardsey Island, North Wales

North Wales' special places of faith

Your guide to some of the special sites of faith heritage across North Wales.

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