Caernarfonshire - Wales - Travel - Accommodation - Tourism

Caernarfornshire is renowned for its lovely countryside, castles, fishing villages and, of course, its charming traditions and Welsh costume.

The county is bounded to the north by the Irish Sea, to the east by Denbighshire, to the south by Cardigan Bay and Merionethshire, and to the west by Caernarfon Bay and the Menai Strait, which separates it from Anglesey. It has an area of 1,462 km² and a population of 128,000. The surface is mountainous. A large part of the Snowdonia National Park lies in the county including Yr Wyddfa, the highest mountain in Wales at 1,085 m. The Lleyn Peninsula is less mountaineous and contains many bays and sandy beaches. Bardsey Island is a major site for nesting seabirds. The River Conwy runs north along the eastern boundary.

Principal towns are Bangor, Betws-y-Coed, Caernarfon, Conwy, Llandudno, Porthmadog and Pwllheli. Sheep rearing and tourism are the main industries, the coast being much developed for the latter

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