Wales is one of the countries that make up the United Kingdom. Although the country has few major cities, it has a unique cultural identity, extensive industrial heritage and archaeology, and many areas of landscape beauty.
Wales is home to three World Heritage Sites — the collection of mediaeval castles built following the Edwardian conquest, the industrial landscape of Blaenavon in the valleys, and the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct — and to three contrasting National Parks — the moors and valleys of the Brecon Beacons, the rocky Irish Sea coast of Pembrokeshire, and the mountains of Snowdonia.
Brecon Way trail
The former Brecon and Merthyr Railway line now forms the route of the Brecon Way walking trail and National Cycle Network route 8 through the Brecon beacons mountains in South Wales.
Llandudno Junction bus garage
Llandudno, Wales, UK - November 5, 2015: The closed Arriva bus garage at Llandudno Junction.
Cardiff riverside cityscape
Cardiff, Wales, UK - July 21, 2019: Graffiti covers a riverside walkway in the centre of Cardiff.