Wales, the Charming Fragments of the United Kingdom.

Traced regarding region, history, and language, Wales may be indeed intertwined with the United Kingdom. But in tourism affairs, Wales has a charm that is unmatched in any parts of United Kingdom.

Good landscape from the times of the Knights until the modern buildings, everything has its own allure. These are the best travel destinations offered by the ' splinter ' of the United Kingdom:

Caernarfon

Celtic cultural roots have inevitably made Wales as a country which was awarded numerous castles. One of them is a castle from the 13th century in Caernarfon, North Wales. Besides, built as a residence for King Edward I, Caernarfon Castle also became the largest military stronghold in Wales.

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Allegedly, one of the rooms in the Castle Caernarfon was the birthplace of King Edward I's son named Prince of Wales. Unfortunately, the inner part of the Castle has been lost due to the war and annexation, leaving only defensive holes, bridges, towers, and the walls of the Fort.

Brecon Beacons National Park

Not only the Castle, it turns out that Wales is also famous for its national parks. Brecon Beacons National Park is one of existing national parks of the country with Dragon flag. With a pair of 900-meter-high Hill then made as the name implies, the beauty of Brecon Beacons National Park is also enhanced by a stretch of grassland, Rocky streams, and waterfalls named Sgwd yr Eira.

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In addition to the natural beauty of the all-powerful, Brecon Beacons National Park also has a variety of archaeological remains from different times. Call it Cairn of the Neolithic era, the stones from the bronze age, the forts from iron age, and castles of Normandy.

Hay-on-Wye

Glimpses of the past, Hay-on-Wye looks like a small town by the unusual name which is directly adjacent to Brecon Beacons National Park. But if watched carefully, on the sidelines of a row of existing stone building in Hay-on-Wye stand 12 legendary bookstores. No doubt, Hay-on-Wye earned an honorable title as The National Book Town.

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One of the annual agenda held in The City of National Book is entitled Hay Festival. Sponsored by reputable newspaper Guardian, Hay Festival has begun from 1988 and was able to siphon attention 80,000 visitors every year. Here, visitors can follow discussions with the authors, philosophers, and artists.

Cardiff

Located in Southeast Wales and served as the capital of the country since 1955, Cardiff has conducted numerous giant projects to promote its tourism potential. Two of them are Millennium Sports Stadium, which has a 74,200 Chair and Wales Millennium Centre as a Centre for performing arts.

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However, Cardiff is also not ' forgotten ' relics of history. Cardiff Castle, which was built in the 11th century, still stands preserved until now. So did the National Museum Cardiff, which stores a variety of Roman pottery and gold jewelry from the bronze age.

With its diversity of tourist destinations that are unique and full of charm, don't be surprised if Wales became 'splinter' of the United Kingdom, who dreamt by many visitors. Are you interested in visiting?