2. Cardiff is a relatively
Flat city and its
geographic features
were influential in its
development as the
world's largest coal
ports. Most notably this
included its proximity
and easy access to the
coal fields of the south
Wales valleys.
3. The history of what is
now Cardiff began with
a Roman fort on the
site, built in 75
Common Era. As
Roman rule in Britannia
ended near the start of
the 5th century the fort
was abandoned.
Map of
Cardiff
4. Cardiff is the principal
finance and business
services centre in Wales
and a major UK city .
Also Cardiff has one of
the fastest growing
economies and
population in Europe.
Cardiff
supermarket
5. Cardiff Castle is a major
tourist attraction in the
city. The National History
Museum at St. Fagans in
Cardiff is a large open
air museum housing
dozens of buildings from
throughout Welsh history
that have been m o v e d
to the site in Cardiff.
Cardiff
Castle
6. The Big Weekend Festival is
held annually in summer in
the city centre and plays free
Musical performances,
fairground rides and other
cultural events. The
annual Cardiff Festival claims
to be the UK's largest free
outdoor festival, attracting
over two hundred fifty
thousand visitors in 2007.
7. Cardiff is known for its
extensive parkland,with
parks and other such
green spaces covering
around 10% of the city's
total area. Cardiff's main
park, Bute Park extends
northwards from the top
of one of Cardiff's main
shopping street to Queen
Street.
Bute
park
8. The Cardiff music scene is
Established and wide-
ranging. It is the home
to The BBC
National Orchestra of Wales
and Welsh National Opera.
Cardiff has a strong nightlife,
well established in the UK, let
alone Wales, and is home to
many bars, pubs and clubs.
Night club in
Cardiff