Wales travel guide

The pretty seaside town of Llandudno is a Walsh mini version of Nice. The east side beach is long and flanked by an equal long promade with benches. Cute boutique hotels and B&Bs make up the first row of houses and seem to attract a mostly mature crowd. Llandudno is a very traditional British holiday town during summer, but doubles as a ski resort in winter, as the nearby mt Great Orme has a few ski lifts. There are plenty of smaller walks to do in the area, else head to Snowdonia National Park for some real mountains.

Mt Great Orme (207 m) rises above the seaside town of Llandudno. During winter the slopes are used for skiing with several ski lifts. In summer the many visitors reach the summit by either the scenic tram or simply just drive up here in their car. But the proper way to explore the Walsh coutryside is of course on foot. The walk from Llandudno town to the summit doesn't take more than 2 hours and there are plenty of side trips to add, like to the ancient church of St. Tudno. If you are coming down on the other side (southwest), you will get panoramic views over the bay.

Snowdon means Snow Mountain, therefor the lack of Mt infront of the name. It's the highest mountain in Wales and the highest mountain in UK south of the Scottish Highlands. There are two ways to scale Snowdon; either take the scenic train from Llaberis all the way to the summit (who says cheating?) or hiking along one of the six trails leading to the summit. The most popular trail is the Llaberis, starting from the train station in Llaberis. It normally takes 3-4 hours one way, but can be done in 2.5 hours (one way) if you set a good pace.