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(Cardiff, Wales, UK)



Cardiff, is Europe's youngest capital city and Cardiff has been the capital city of Wales for around 50 years. The city of Cardiff is home to an enormous amount of urban regeneration and restoration and Cardiff has recently become one of the most fashionable cities in the United Kingdom. With chic and modern shopping centres, historic Victorian shopping arcades, an impressive selection of Cardiff hotels, world-class restaurants and a trendy waterfront area, it is easy to see why Cardiff is such a popular city.

Each year, Cardiff attracts thousands of visitors and contains several excellent tourism and tourist information outlets in and around the city centre, including the Cardiff Welcome Centre in Wood Street, a tourist information centre in Cardiff Bay, and a good selection of tourist information at Cardiff International Airport. These tourist information outlets provide useful tourist information, such as information about Cardiff's main tourist attractions, landmarks, restaurants, travel and transport, maps of Cardiff, festival details and general Cardiff tourist information.




There is a vast selection of hotels and accommodation in both central Cardiff and the surrounding area of Cardiff, making the historic city of Cardiff an accessible holiday destination for every pocket. Cardiff has a wide spectrum of hotel accommodation, ranging from 5-star luxury Cardiff hotels to more modestly priced Cardiff hotel accommodation in central Cardiff, including bed and breakfast guest houses, cheap Cardiff lodging, and travelodges on the outskirts of Cardiff. Whatever the budget, Cardiff has plenty of hotels and good accommodation to suite everyone visiting Cardiff.

Popular tourist attractions and historic landmarks in Cardiff city include Cardiff Castle - one of the leading tourist attractions in Wales with over 2,000 years of history within its walls, Castell Coch - Cardiff's Red Castle with fairy tale round towers and red turrets, Llandaff Cathedral - with Cardiff's stunning 'Christ in Majesty' modern sculpture, Cardiff Bay - Europe's largest and most successful urban regeneration project, with many lively shops, restaurants, cafés and bars now residing one Cardiff's trendy waterfront area, the Mermaid Quay - on Cardiff Bay, with a particularly high concentration of Cardiff entertainment venues, and Caerphilly Mountain - offering stunning panoramic views of Cardiff and the surrounding scenic countryside.

Other attractions and major venues in Cardiff include Cardiff International Arena - Cardiff's main pop venue, seating more than 5,000 people, Cardiff Civic Centre - an impressive, tree-lined area with white Portland stone buildings reflecting the wealth of Cardiff's historic coal and steel industries, Cardiff City Hall - complete with a large and impressive domed roof, impressive architecture and a vast marble hall, St. David's Hall - one of the leading centres for musical excellent in the United Kingdom and hosting the world-famous annual Cardiff Singer of the World competition, and Cardiff's enormous Wales Millennium Centre - one of the most impressive arts venues in the world, costing over £100 million, staging musicals, concerts and theatrical productions, seating in excess of 70,000 spectators. More information on Cardiff Tourist Attractions and Cardiff Landmarks.

Cardiff also has a number of excellent art galleries and museums in Cardiff city centre, providing interesting information on the history of Cardiff and many exhibitions of paintings. Some of the major art galleries and museums in Cardiff include the National Museum and Gallery - housing the largest collection of impressionist paintings in Europe outside of Paris, Cardiff's Techniquest Museum - an exciting, interactive science exhibition for all of the family, and the vast Museum of Welsh life - an open-air museum chronicling the history of Wales over 2,000 years, with many buildings that have been rebuilt of this site after being transported brick by brick.

The city of Cardiff is a popular destination to visit at any time of year and Cardiff has a year-long calendar of exciting, major sporting, musical and cultural events and festivals, such as the Cardiff Festival, attracting more than half a million people each year. 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 International Airport (CWL) Guide - useful Cardiff International Airport (CWL) information.

More Cardiff Information / Fast Facts and Orientation

• Country: Wales
• Location: Glamorgan, South Wales
• Status: capital city
• Population: 785,000
• Language: Welsh / English
• Currency: pound sterling (GBP)
• Time zone: GMT / UTC and BST (British Summer Time), 5 hours from Eastern Standard Time
• Country dialling code: +44
• Telephone area code: 029
• Religion: various religions
• Average daily January temperature: 7ºC / 45ºF
• Average daily July temperature: 22ºC / 72ºF

 
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