Cardiff

Cardiff Castle

Castle · A Roman fort transformed into a Victorian fairy-tale palace, rising dramatically from the heart of Wales's capital city.

Castell Coch

Castle · A Gothic Revival fairy-tale castle in woodland above Tongwynlais, rebuilt by William Burges for the Marquess of Bute.

Llandaff Cathedral

Church · A medieval cathedral in the Llandaff district, rebuilt after wartime bombing and holding Jacob Epstein's Christ in Majesty.

Wales Millennium Centre

Landmark · Cardiff Bay's copper-clad arts centre, with a giant bilingual poem across the front of its dome.

National Museum Cardiff

Museum · A civic-centre museum, free to enter, with a major collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings and Wales's natural history.

St Fagans National Museum of History

Museum · A free open-air museum around an Elizabethan manor house, with gardens, woodland walks and historic buildings.

Cardiff Bay Barrage

Waterfront · A 1.1 km walk or cycle across the dam that turned Cardiff Bay into a freshwater lake.

Roath Park

Garden · A Victorian lakeside park with a memorial lighthouse in the water and a famous rose garden.

Bute Park

Garden · A 130-acre riverside park and arboretum beside Cardiff Castle, with tree-lined avenues and walks along the Taff.

Cardiff Market

Market · A Victorian glass-roofed market hall of independent traders, selling everything from fish to records.

Cardiff Victorian Arcades

Old streets · Ornate Victorian glass-roofed arcades threading through the city centre, full of independent shops.