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Cardiff What To See Where To Go When You Visit Cardiff
ardiff, the capital of part of the event. Alternate
Wales, has undergone years see the opera world focus
massive redevelopment in on the famous BBC Cardiff Singer
recent years. It boasts that it of the World. Almost a quarter of
is the largest city in Wales and a million people flock to the Big
the 11th largest in the UK. Weekend Festival held here each
year for the rides and other
Recently, it has been famous for attractions. There is also an
the television series Dr Who annual free outdoor Cardiff
being filmed here. Festival, one of the UK's largest
outdoor festivals.
So what should you do when you
visit Cardiff? 3. Music and Nightlife
1. Cardiff Castle Whether your musical style is
Shakin' Stevens, Charlotte Church
For those who like history, or something else altogether,
Cardiff Castle should be on the many acts have started their
top of your list. Originally careers in Cardiff. The city
built in medieval times, the centre is home to a wide range of
castle has more recently been bars, pubs and clubs – check out
host to rock concerts, the Welsh the Brewery Quarter if you don't
Mardi Gras as well as the Cardiff like to travel far between a
University Summer Ball. variety of bars and restaurants.
2. Festivals 4. Shopping
The Welsh National Eisteddfod is Choose from the three main
regularly held in the city and shopping arcades: St David's
the two stone circles are used as Centre, Capitol Centre and
Queen's Arcade. These are host to the Ashes. The Millennium Stadium
hundreds of shops and a number of can cope with up to 75,000
different department stores. If spectators and hosts both rugby
you prefer more traditional and football matches on a regular
shopping, you will find yourself basis. Speedway fans aren't
at home wandering around neglected either: they have their
Cardiff's numerous Victorian own speedway stadium so they can
shopping centres, where you can watch the thrills and spills of
admire the architecture as well this sport.
as the goods on sale. Take time
to visit Howells, the oldest and 6. Visit Television Locations
largest department store in
Wales. Cardiff is also home to As well as much of the recent Dr
Spillers Records, which is Who series, Cardiff is regularly
reckoned to be the oldest record used as a backdrop for television
shop in the world. shows, closely rivaling London in
this respect. It was the subject
5. Sports of a "time rift" in both Dr Who
and Torchwood.
As you would expect in Wales, the
Cardiff Blues are a rugby union 7. Attractions
team who play at the Cardiff Arms
Park stadium. Football isn't As well as the castle mentioned
ignored either, so you could earlier, there are plenty of
choose to watch the successful other attractions to visit if you
Cardiff City F.C. Cricket fans have the time. Fans of the author
will migrate towards the Sophia Roald Dahl, who was born here,
Gardens ground, close to the can visit the Roald Dahl Plass
centre of the city to watch a (or Plaza). The Welsh National
test match and maybe even part of Assembly meets in the city. There
are plenty of museums to take
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