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WALES

WALES . GENERAL INFORMATION. www.data_wales.co.uk/travel.htm. Time: GMT (+1 hour from 31st March to 26th October). Electricity: 240 volts ,3 square pin plugs. International services dial: 999. Vaccinations : None required for entry.

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WALES

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  1. WALES

  2. GENERAL INFORMATION www.data_wales.co.uk/travel.htm

  3. Time: GMT (+1 hour from 31st March to 26th October) Electricity: 240 volts ,3 square pin plugs. International services dial: 999 Vaccinations: None required for entry. Driving: On the left, minimun age 17, international driver´s required.

  4. -Mobile Phones: American and Japanese models may not funtion nuk because of system incompatibility. -Currency: Pound Sterling. -Coins: One and two pound coins, 50 pence, 20,10,5, and 1 pence. -Exchange: Money or traveller´s cheques may be exchanged in banks, exchange bureaux and larger hotels. Banks for best rate.

  5. HISTORY www.data-wales.co.uk/wstats.htm

  6. Thehistory of Walesis a history of strugglesagainstinvadersfromwithinand outWales. Forexample, TheromansoccupiedBritainfor 400 years, followingtheromanscametheSaxons, Picts, Vikingsand Normans, etc. Allthosestruggles has leftWaleswithmore castles per squaremilethananyother country in WestemEurope.

  7. LANGUAGE

  8. Englishis the daylylanguageformostWelshpeople. Althoughthe 1991 censusgave a figure of 18,5 per cent Welshspeakers.

  9. GEOGRAPHY

  10. Thelandarea in justover 8,000 squaremiles and Walesmeasures 160 miles longby 60 miles wide. Wales has extensivetracts of highplateauxwithmountainrangesdeeplydissectedbyrivervalleys. Snowdonisthehighestmountain al 3,560 feet. Thecoastlineisalmost 750 miles long (1,200 Km.)

  11. CLIMATE

  12. The weather in Wales is described as “temperate”, this means that is not very cold or very hot.

  13. INDUSTRY AND AGRICULTURE

  14. Walesis a land of smallfarmssheepfarmingispredominant in themountains and moorlands. Recentyearshaveseen a stronggrowth in thescience and technology.

  15. RELIGION

  16. March 1st iscelebrated in Wales as St. David´sday (thepratronsaint of Wales). Thisisthemostimportantday in theWelsh calendar and thedayonwichexpatrialesaroundtheworldremembertheirroots. In thisdayWalespeoplecelebratetheirculture and identity. St. David wasanearlycrusaderforChristianity in Wales and issupposedtohavediedonMarch 1st, 889. Hisremainswereburiedisnowthecathedral os St. David´s in Dembrokeshire, westWales.

  17. www.stayinwales.co.uk

  18. GELYNIS FARM

  19. Grade II listedbuildingdatingfrom 1570 , easyaccessfrom the M4 juction 32. Short bus ortrainrideto the city centre of Cardiff. Set alongsidethe Taff trail, closeto golf courses, privatefishing and cyclehire.

  20. THE PERFECT RETREAT

  21. SutnningluxurybyDolphinBay. Cosyfires, privategardens, pond, patio, 7 acre meadow. Fourposter, free wifi. Walktocoastpath, beach and shop.

  22. CWM BAN FAWR COUNTRY HOUSE

  23. VisitWalesGoldAwardWinner. Beautifullyrestored18 thcenturyshootinglodge in quietsurroundingwithstunningviews of rolling country sidetowards the BreconBeaconsNational Park.

  24. DONE BY: Consuelo García Beltrán. Daniela Cárdenas Fernández. María José García Bravo. Melody Romero Morales. Toñi Saura Campillo. Encarnación Campo Campos.

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