Conwy Castle, with Snowdonia National Park in the background. English King Edward I built the fortress in the 13th century. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Crown Copyright ...

Estimates suggest that there are at least 1 million castles on the planet today, with many of them being reduced to ruins. Wales is home to about 600 of those castles, with about 100 of them standing ...

A mountainous peninsula on the west coast of Britain, Wales is a country of such staggering beauty that at times it seems straight out of a fairy tale. There are green hills and valleys, a pristine ...

Our horses trot on a grassy path behind a tall green hedgerow that obscures our view of what is to come. Then we turn a corner to a wide beach along the Menai Strait, and are surprised by a close-up ...

Wales has no shortage of magnificent castles—from the impenetrable stronghold of Harlech Castle, to the fierce fortifications of Carnarvon. Wales boasts a series of castles known as the Iron Ring, ...

"Blimey, would you look at the turrets on that,” I heard myself say on a blustery Saturday morning, craning my neck at a hulking stone fortress. “Imagine the view from up there.” Somewhere along the ...

Think about taking your next European vacation in Wales, where the scenery ranges from rugged mountains to picturesque seashore, where the hills harbor ancient castles and the people have a famous ...