Portmeirion is a popular tourist village in Gwynedd, North Wales. It was designed and built by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis between 1925 and 1975 in the style of an Italian village, and is now owned by a charitable trust.
With several days to spend in Porto, Jonathan L explores several aspects of local culture
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This iconic tree along The 17 Mile Drive is always a beautiful picture.
Of all the grand features of Paris’s Grands Magasins, Paul Heymont’s favorite is the stained glass dome at Printemps
DrFumblefinger shares images of a Lewis and Clark statue he spotted on the Boise State Capitol grounds.
GarryRF reminds us that everyplace we travel has more to it than we’re likely to know without going!
Garry visits his local beach to see the wildlife.
Without the text, I’d never have thought of Wales!
Think I should have put this in “Where in the World is Gumbo?” – be there for ever !!
This village was the setting for a rather weird TV series in the 1960s, “The Prisoner”. This has quite a cult following, including apparently Matt Groening, as it has been referenced at least a couple of times in my eponymous TV series, The Simpsons.
looks like something out of a children’s story book…beautiful
I think it would have stumped anyone who didn’t already know…we’d have
been looking all over the Mediterranean!
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