| Wales is known as the land of song, and
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| | possibly our most famous son Dylan
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| boy does the countryside sing to you.
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| | Thomas. Many other people have been
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| Wales is placed on the western side of
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| | tracing their Welsh ancestry recently -
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| the UK and is the green bit that sticks
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| | including Tom Cruise, Susan Sarandon,
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| out on a map, above Devon and Cornwall,
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| | Russell Crowe and Kylie Minogue. Many of
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| and below Liverpool.
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| | the American Cultural Icons were either
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| Depending on where you are coming from it
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| | Welsh or had Welsh ancestry. 14 of the
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| should not take you long to get here, but
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| | original signatories to the declaration
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| when you get here you'll find that Wales
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| | of Independence for example were Welsh.
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| is a very different place.
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| | Jack Daniels the drinks man was Welsh,
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| Although English is the first language in
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| | and John Quincy Adams President of the US
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| Wales, Wales has its own language that
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| | was also Welsh.
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| is spoken by 305 of the population. Welsh
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| | If old Buildings are your thing, then we
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| is one of the oldest languages in Europe
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| | have over 400 castles at the last count,
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| and is still used in daily life.
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| | the Welsh National Opera (one of the
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| Next there is the Countryside views.
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| | world's premier Opera Companies), the
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| Wales has 3 National Parks and 5 Areas of
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| | largest single-span glasshouse in the
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| Outstanding Natural Beauty, all part of a
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| | world (at the National Botanic Garden of
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| landscape that offers opportunities for
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| | Wales), and a great flag with a Red
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| a wide spectrum of activities. Walking
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| | Dragon on it.
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| (the most popular), cycling (Wales has
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| | The capital city is Cardiff. The Romans
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| many canal paths that meander through
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| | had a fortress here in the first Century
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| stunning countryside) , climbing, golf
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| | AD, but Cardiff's a young upstart by
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| (the 2010 Ryder cup will be held in Wales
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| | European city Standards really. It was
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| at the Celtic Manor Resort), mountain
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| | officially given capital status in 1955,
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| biking (Afan Argoed trail is consistently
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| | and is home to a large concentration of
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| in the top ten trails in the world in
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| | Television and media companies, turning
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| Mountain Biking circles) and paragliding
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| | out award- winning productions like the
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| are just the beginning of the list.
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| | current incarnation of the legendary Dr
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| Welsh population is around 3 million
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| | Who series.
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| people, so there's plenty of room for
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| | Second city is Swansea to the West which
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| visitors, and you can be sure of a warm
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| | boasts the UK's first area of outstanding
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| Welsh welcome.
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| | natural beauty, 'the Gower'. This is the
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| Famous sons and daughters of Wales you
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| | area that board heads adore as the
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| will have heard of include Richard
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| | surfing there is some of the best in the
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| Burton, Sir Tom Jones, Sir Anthony
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| | UK.
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| Hopkins and Catherine Zeta-Jones and
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