CADW opens doors to Welsh historic monuments
07th September 2022This month, CADW is throwing open its doors and giving visitors access to hundreds of sites across Wales as part of its annual heritage festival - Open Doors.
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Snowdonia’s ghosts, ghouls and scary places
10th October 2020Long before Halloween became a time when things went bump in the night, the Celts of Wales celebrated the end of summer and the beginning of winter with the ancient festival of Samhain (pronounced ‘sow inn’). As the days drew shorter and the nights darker and colder, it marked a time when the boundaries between the living and the dead became blurred, and ghosts crossed over…
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Patagonia: the Welsh connection
21st August 2020How did part of Argentina become a far-flung outpost of Wales? The answer: an extraordinary dream galvanised the Welsh people to act.
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Wales: the King Arthur connection
15th July 2020King Arthur is a legendary figure claimed by much of northern Europe, but we'd argue that Wales's relationship with the Once and Future King is the most compelling.
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