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(Cardiff, Wales, UK)



Cardiff, Europe's youngest capital city, is a popular city to visit at any time of year and Cardiff has a year-long calendar of exciting, major sporting, musical and cultural events and festivals. With direct flights to Cardiff International Airport from many different destinations in Europe, Cardiff is particularly busy during the summer months, when the weather in Cardiff is very warm. Many people travel to Cardiff during the winter months, to enjoy Cardiff's Christmas festivities and to do their Christmas shopping in Cardiff's numerous shopping centres.

Cardiff is at its quietest from January to mid-March, when the weather is at its coldest, and this is probably the only time when hotels in the Cardiff area reduce their hotel rates in an attempt to attract more tourists to the city of Cardiff.




Cardiff Life and Travel Tips: Cardiff Tourist Information - Cardiff, Wales, UK
There are several excellent tourist information offices and outlets throughout the city of Cardiff and these provide useful tourist information, such as brochures, maps, attractions information, opening hours, directions, Cardiff travel and airport details, and general Cardiff tourism and tourist information. The main tourist information office in Cardiff is situated in the Wood Street, in the heart of Cardiff city centre.

Cardiff Visitor Centre - The Old Library, The Hayes, Cardiff, Glamorgan, CF10 1NE, Wales, UK
Tel: +44 (0)8701 211 258
The friendly and helpful Cardiff Welcome Centre is a modern tourist information centre, full of useful Cardiff tourism information. Situated in the Old Library building, the Cardiff Visitor Centre is home to many useful tourist information brochures, the latest information about Cardiff's events and festivals, restaurants details and guide books, available in different languages.
Open: Monday to Saturday - 09:00 to 17:00; Sunday - 10:00 to 16:00

Cardiff Life and Travel Tips: Cardiff Safety - Cardiff, Wales, UK
When visiting Cardiff, as with any large city, it is advisable to always maintain an awareness of your surroundings and try not look like a tourist when visiting Cardiff. Crime levels in Cardiff are generally low, although it is still sensible to be careful with hand baggage and valuable belongings. Consider wearing your handbag or camera across your body, or even using a concealed, secure money belt.

Cardiff Life and Travel Tips: Places of Worship in Cardiff - Cardiff, Wales, UK
The spreading city of Cardiff, capital of Wales for 50 years, is home to a large number of different cultures. Most religions have a good presence in Cardiff and many of Cardiff's churches belong to the Church of England as places of worship for the Anglican faith, although all faiths are always welcome at these Cardiff churches. Newspapers generally list times of services for the main denominations. Cardiff contains numerous cathedrals, chapels, mosques, temples and synagogues.

Cardiff Life and Travel Tips: Cardiff Pharmacies / Cardiff Chemists - Cardiff, Wales, UK
Cardiff's pharmacies are usually open from around 09:00 to 18:00 or later many many of Cardiff's supermarkets often have in-store chemist areas. Drugstores in Cardiff will usually open until 18:00, although some drugstores in Cardiff stay open until later, and these usually have a pharmacy counter for dispensing prescriptions. When chemists are closed, any opening hours of late-night chemists are usually indicated

Cardiff Life and Travel Tips: Language in Cardiff - Cardiff, Wales, UK
English is the most commonly spoken language in the Cardiff, although many locals in Cardiff also speak Welsh. Even English is spoken with a very strong Welsh accent and this is usually easy to understand. The Welsh are notoriously friendly and usually more than happy to assist.

Cardiff Life and Travel Tips: Tipping in Cardiff - Cardiff, Wales, UK
Tipping in Cardiff is fairly discretionary, with Cardiff taxi drivers usually being tipping around - although this is by no means essential. Restaurants in Cardiff often include service charges and these are always clearly stated on the restaurant's menus, otherwise a tip of around 10% is generally expected in recognition of prompt and courteous service. Cardiff's hotel staff, such as luggage handlers, happily accept a tip of one or two pounds. Generally, no other public service workers in the Cardiff area expect tips of any kind.

Cardiff Life and Travel Tips: Cardiff Currency Information - Cardiff, Wales, UK
Cardiff has yet to joint the European Monetary System and so the currency in Cardiff remains as pound sterling. Bank notes are available in 50, 20, 10 and 5 pound denominations, with coins in Cardiff being £2, £1, 50p, 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p and 1p. Currency exchanging in Cardiff is easy to obtain throughout Cardiff's city centre, and ATM cashpoints provide one of the easiest and most convenient ways to exchange foreign currency when visiting Cardiff.

Cardiff Life and Travel Tips: Smoking in Cardiff - Cardiff, Wales, UK
In many buildings and on public transport in Cardiff, rules restrict smoking and this is usually indicated by no-smoking symbols in prominent places. Most pubs and bars in Cardiff welcome customers who wish to relax with a drink and smoke, although many tend to cater for smokers in different areas.

Smoking in Cardiff, and Wales as a whole, is not as fashionable as it once was, so it is always worth exercising discretion and sensitivity when selecting a place in which to smoke. The best advice would be not to smoke unless others around you do so.

Cardiff Life and Travel Tips: Invitations to Eat in Cardiff - Cardiff, Wales, UK
Much of Cardiff's business is done over the dinner table in Cardiff and business lunches frequently take place many of Cardiff's central restaurants. In most good Cardiff restaurants there will be a comprehensive wine list and tables at the restaurants should usually be booked in advance. Business dinners in Cardiff are also often conducted at home and these tend to much more informal evenings.

Cardiff Life and Travel Tips: Social Drinking in Cardiff - Cardiff, Wales, UK
The British love pubs for their informality and social atmosphere, and Cardiff is no exception. Cardiff is home to countless public houses, wine bars and hostelries, with some being frequented by business people, locals, celebrities and others by visitors and tourists. Most pubs and wine bars in Cardiff are very friendly places, with a good mix of customers.

 
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