Situated on the River Dee in Denbighshire , charming Llangollen blends industrial heritage and Welsh legends with a cosmopolitan outlook and strong community bonds in a picturesque riverside setting. Here, you'll find the narrowest stretch of the Dee Valley that carves through a UNESCO World Heritage landscape. This pretty geographical setting is considered 'Outstanding Universal Value' by UNESCO and includes eleven miles of canal from Gledrid to the Horseshoe Falls via the remarkable Pontcysyllte Aqueduct.
READ MORE: The prettiest river town in Wales with charming pubs overlooking the water This wider valley area is also dotted with historical and religious remnants, including a weighty Gothic bridge, Cistercian abbeys, and Castell Dinas Bran's medieval ruins. Riverside Llangollen is in the heart of the valley and is best known as the festival capital of Wales. The pretty town hosts the annual international Music Eisteddfod and embraces the many oddities of festival culture and its enthusiasts.
It's not unusual to come across quilted bridges, bellowing town criers and feather-bower-clad ladies on stilts. What to do Canals and Aqueducts UNESCO made the eleven-mile canal from Chirk Bank to splendid Horseshoe Falls a World Heritage site in 2009 for its engineering features and historical operation. Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is a must-visit civil engineering destination and one of the more astonishing achievements of the Industrial Revolution.
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