Snowdonia, Anglesey and the Llein Peninsula, walks

Year: 1991 Format: 13x23 Pages: 96 Photos: col 28 excursions among the splendid scenery of north-west Wales, in the Snowdonia National Park and on the Isle of Anglesey, with its large flattened mountains. Soon after crossing Colwun Bay, heading west along the North Wales Coast Road, the traveler enters Gwynedd and, shortly afterwards, arrives at the mouth of the Conwy, Snowdonia's eastern frontier. Across the river stands the imposing bulk of Conwy Castle and your first glimpse of the mountains. In the Middle Ages Gwynedd was the last stronghold of Welsh independence and today it is the main bastion of the Welsh language and culture. The Snowdonia mountains make up most of Gwynedd, but there are also two other areas: the Isle of Anglesey and the Lleyn Peninsula to the west. Whichever direction you come from, the mountains of Snowdonia present a magnificent spectacle, row upon row of jagged ridges and formidable peaks. Presiding imperially over this place is Yr Wyddfa, Britain's highest peak south of the Scottish Highlands. With cartographic tables, in English.