Cardiff Castle (Castell Caerdydd)
Roman walls, a Norman keep and Victorian interiors in the city centre; the castle site describes 2,000 years of history.
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Places worth your time in Cardiff (Caerdydd) & the Bay
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Landmarks, museums, parks and viewpoints in and around the area.
Roman walls, a Norman keep and Victorian interiors in the city centre; the castle site describes 2,000 years of history.
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National stadium of Wales, with a retractable roof and a usual capacity of 73,931, a short walk from Cardiff Central.
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National arts centre for Wales in Cardiff Bay, on a site of 7.5 acres (3 hectares).
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Home of the Senedd (Welsh Parliament), the elected body that makes laws for Wales, on the Cardiff Bay waterfront.
Grade I listed building of 1897 in Cardiff Bay, built as the headquarters of the Bute Dock Company.
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Free museum and art gallery, with exhibitions from contemporary art to dinosaurs, part of Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales.
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Victorian indoor market in the city centre, also known as Cardiff Central Market.
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Park and arboretum of 130 acres (53 hectares) that once formed the grounds of Cardiff Castle.
Church in Wales cathedral and parish church in Llandaff, and the seat of the Bishop of Llandaff.
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Free open-air museum of Welsh life with historic buildings, a farm and parkland on the outskirts of Cardiff.
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Gothic Revival castle of the 19th century above Tongwynlais, built on the site of a Norman castle and cared for by Cadw.
Science discovery centre in Cardiff Bay with hands-on exhibits, a science theatre, a planetarium and a lab.
Landmark church building in Cardiff Bay, now an arts centre with views over the waterfront.
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Free museum of the history of the city, in the Grade II* listed Old Library building.
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Park with a 30-acre (12-hectare) lake, 1.3 miles (2.1 km) around, on reclaimed bogland north-east of the centre.
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Yr Wyddfa, mountain railways and slate heritage in the first national park in Wales
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A walled medieval town, a Victorian seaside resort and Edward I's coastal castles
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Cliff paths, sandy bays, a cathedral city and a walled seaside town
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