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North Wales: Feisty and Poetic

Rick Steves' Europe
Rick Steves' Europe
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👁️ 3.2M views📅 12 years ago⏱️ 25:05
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Creator's Key Takeaways

North Wales has as much fun and sightseeing and just fascinating stuff as any place you'd find this side of the Mississippi

this area has as much sightseeing diversity and interest as any place in Britain

Wales has more castles per square mile than any place in Europe

the men's choirs of Wales are famous for their beautiful music

Creator's Tips & Advice

Use local guides to bring sightseeing to life
Visit castles with local guides for better storytelling
Take a Beatles tour in Liverpool for a proper pilgrimage

Questions This Creator Answers

QWhat are the top historical, natural, and cultural wonders in North Wales?
QHow can travelers best experience the castles and landscapes of North Wales?

Port Highlights

Caernarfon3 Happy Bacon
Conwy3½ Happy Bacon
Liverpool2½ Happy Bacon
Top: Beatles tour
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YouTube Video Description

Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide © 2006 | We get to know North Wales, as we visit the castle-within-a-castle in Conwy, peek into 16th-century domestic life at Plas Mawr, go down deep in the Llechwedd slate mine, and up high in Snowdonia National Park, then stroll through a "Beatle pilgrimage" in Liverpool. #ricksteves #ricksteveseurope #wales Visit http://www.ricksteves.com for more information about this destination and other destinations in Europe. Check out more Rick Steves’ Europe travel resources: • “Rick Steves’ Europe” public television series: https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/video/tv-show • “Travel with Rick Steves” public radio program: https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/audio/radio • European Tours: https://www.ricksteves.com/tours • Guidebooks: https://store.ricksteves.com/shop/guidebooks • Travel Gear: https://store.ricksteves.com/shop/ • Travel Classes: https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/video/travel-talks • Rick Steves Audio Europe App: https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/audio/audio-europe Rick Steves, America's most respected authority on European travel, writes European travel guidebooks, and hosts travel shows on public television and public radio. 00:00 Intro 01:42 Llandudno 02:21 Conwy 08:31 Caernarfon 12:15 Welsh countryside 14:07 Blaenau Ffestiniog 14:30 Llechwedd slate mine 16:03 Men's Choir of Denbigh 17:31 Bodnant Garden 18:08 Snowdonia National Park 18:27 Betws-y-Coed 18:56 Beddgelert 20:16 Liverpool