Attractions in Cardiff

Animal Wall

Wall of carved animals designed by William Burges, moved to its place west of the castle entrance in the early 1930s.

• City centre and Cardiff Castle, Cardiff

BayArt

Art gallery and workshop space in Butetown, in the streets behind the waterfront.

• Cardiff Bay, Cardiff

Bishop's Palace, Llandaff

• Pontcanna, Canton and Llandaff, Cardiff

Bute Park (Parc Bute)

Parc et arboretum de 130 acres (53 hectares) qui faisaient autrefois partie des terrains de Cardiff Castle.

• City centre and Cardiff Castle, Cardiff

Cardiff Arms Park

Rugby ground beside the Principality Stadium, home of Cardiff Rugby, and host of the 1958 Empire and Commonwealth Games.

• City centre and Cardiff Castle, Cardiff

Cardiff Bay Barrage

Barrage across the mouth of the bay between Queen Alexandra Dock and Penarth Head, operated by Cardiff Harbour Authority.

• Cardiff Bay, Cardiff

Cardiff Bay Wetlands Reserve

Reserve of about 8 hectares beside the bay, opened for wildlife in 2002 after the barrage was built.

• Cardiff Bay, Cardiff

Cardiff Castle (Castell Caerdydd)

Remparts romains, donjon normand et intérieurs victoriens au centre-ville ; le site du château retrace 2,000 ans d'histoire.

• City centre and Cardiff Castle, Cardiff

Cardiff City Stadium

Football stadium in Leckwith, home of Cardiff City and of the Wales national team.

• Pontcanna, Canton and Llandaff, Cardiff

Cardiff International White Water

White-water rafting centre at the International Sports Village, built to an Olympic standard.

• Cardiff Bay, Cardiff

Cardiff M.A.D.E.

Gallery and arts space in Roath showing work by local artists and makers.

• Cathays Park and Roath, Cardiff

Cardiff Market (Marchnad Caerdydd)

Marché couvert victorien du centre-ville, aussi appelé Cardiff Central Market.

• City centre and Cardiff Castle, Cardiff

Castell Coch

Château néogothique du 19e siècle dominant Tongwynlais, bâti sur l'emplacement d'un château normand et entretenu par Cadw.

• Pontcanna, Canton and Llandaff, Cardiff

Cathays Cemetery

One of the UK's largest cemeteries at 110 acres, listed on the Cadw register of historic parks and gardens.

• Cathays Park and Roath, Cardiff

Cathays Park and Alexandra Gardens

Civic centre of early 20th-century public buildings around a central garden, Alexandra Gardens.

• Cathays Park and Roath, Cardiff

Chapter Arts Centre

Arts centre in Canton, opened in 1971, with cinema, theatre, exhibitions and a café-bar.

• Pontcanna, Canton and Llandaff, Cardiff

City Hall

Grade I listed Edwardian Baroque city hall in Portland stone, opened in 1906 as part of the Cathays Park civic centre.

• Cathays Park and Roath, Cardiff

Coal Exchange

Renaissance Revival trading hall of 1888 that became a hub of the world coal trade; now the Exchange Hotel.

• Cardiff Bay, Cardiff

Firing Line Museum

Regimental museum of the Queen's Dragoon Guards and the Royal Welsh, inside the Cardiff Castle grounds.

• City centre and Cardiff Castle, Cardiff

Insole Court

Grade II* listed Victorian Gothic mansion of 1855 in Llandaff, built for James Harvey Insole, with gardens and a café.

• Pontcanna, Canton and Llandaff, Cardiff

Llandaff Cathedral (Eglwys Gadeiriol Llandaf)

Cathédrale et église paroissiale de l'Église du pays de Galles à Llandaff, siège de l'évêque de Llandaff.

• Pontcanna, Canton and Llandaff, Cardiff

Mermaid Quay

Waterfront development opened in 1999 with restaurants, bars, cafés and shops, and the waterbus stop in front.

• Cardiff Bay, Cardiff

Museum of Cardiff (Amgueddfa Caerdydd)

Musée gratuit consacré à l’histoire de la ville, installé dans l’ancienne bibliothèque, classée Grade II*.

• City centre and Cardiff Castle, Cardiff

Museum of Welsh Cricket

Museum of the history of cricket in Wales, at the Sophia Gardens ground.

• Pontcanna, Canton and Llandaff, Cardiff

National Museum Cardiff (Amgueddfa Genedlaethol Caerdydd)

Musée et galerie d'art gratuits, avec des expositions allant de l'art contemporain aux dinosaures, rattachés à Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales.

• Cathays Park and Roath, Cardiff

Norwegian Church Arts Centre

Église emblématique de Cardiff Bay, aujourd'hui centre d'arts avec vue sur le front de mer.

• Cardiff Bay, Cardiff

Oriel Canfas

Gallery in Canton run by an artists' co-operative, with studios and changing exhibitions.

• Pontcanna, Canton and Llandaff, Cardiff

Pierhead Building (Adeilad y Pierhead)

Bâtiment de 1897 classé Grade I à Cardiff Bay, construit comme siège de la Bute Dock Company.

• Cardiff Bay, Cardiff

Pontcanna Fields and Llandaff Fields

Adjoining parks of 157 and 70 acres on the west bank of the Taff, with tree-lined avenues and the Taff Trail.

• Pontcanna, Canton and Llandaff, Cardiff

Principality Stadium (Stadiwm Principality)

Stade national du pays de Galles, avec toit rétractable et une capacité habituelle de 73,931 places, à quelques minutes à pied de Cardiff Central.

• City centre and Cardiff Castle, Cardiff

Roald Dahl Plass

Bowl-shaped public space named after the Cardiff-born author, in front of the Wales Millennium Centre.

• Cardiff Bay, Cardiff

Roath Park (Parc y Rhath)

Parc avec un lac de 30 acres (12 hectares), 1,3 mile (2,1 km) de tour, sur d’anciennes tourbières au nord-est du centre.

• Cathays Park and Roath, Cardiff

Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama

• Cathays Park and Roath, Cardiff

Senedd

Siège du Senedd (Parlement gallois), l'assemblée élue qui légifère pour le pays de Galles, sur le front de mer de Cardiff Bay.

• Cardiff Bay, Cardiff

Sophia Gardens cricket ground

Test cricket ground on the River Taff and home of Glamorgan County Cricket Club.

• Pontcanna, Canton and Llandaff, Cardiff

Spillers Records

Record shop founded in 1894 and described as the oldest in the world, now in the Morgan Arcade.

• City centre and Cardiff Castle, Cardiff

St Fagans National Museum of History (Sain Ffagan)

Musée de plein air gratuit consacré à la vie galloise, avec bâtiments historiques, ferme et parc, en périphérie de Cardiff.

• Pontcanna, Canton and Llandaff, Cardiff

St John the Baptist Church

Grade I listed parish church; apart from the castle, it is the only medieval building left in the city centre.

• City centre and Cardiff Castle, Cardiff

Techniquest

Centre de découverte des sciences dans la baie de Cardiff, avec expériences interactives, théâtre scientifique, planétarium et laboratoire.

• Cardiff Bay, Cardiff

Temple of Peace

Non-religious civic building by Sir Percy Thomas in Cathays Park, the Welsh National Temple of Peace and Health.

• Cathays Park and Roath, Cardiff

The Gate Arts Centre

Community arts centre on Keppoch Street in Roath, with a programme of dance, music, theatre, singing, visual arts and writing.

• Cathays Park and Roath, Cardiff

Victoria Park

Victorian park of nearly 20 acres in Canton, created in 1897-98 for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, with a paddling pool.

• Pontcanna, Canton and Llandaff, Cardiff

Wales Millennium Centre (Canolfan Mileniwm Cymru)

Centre national des arts du pays de Galles, dans la baie de Cardiff, sur un site de 7.5 acres (3 hectares).

• Cardiff Bay, Cardiff

Wartime Shelters at Cardiff Castle

Tunnels in the castle walls used as air-raid shelters in the Second World War, part of a castle visit.

• City centre and Cardiff Castle, Cardiff

Welsh National War Memorial

First World War memorial by Sir Ninian Comper in Alexandra Gardens, unveiled in 1928.

• Cathays Park and Roath, Cardiff

Womanby Street

One of Cardiff's oldest streets, with a name of Norse origin, which once linked the castle to its quay; now a street of music venues.

• City centre and Cardiff Castle, Cardiff