| Cardiff or Caerdydd in Welsh is the
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| | the street became populated with new
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| capital city of Wales. The city is
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| | luxuriant flats and has been completely
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| situated in the county of Glamorgan and
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| | refurbished.
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| used to be a small traditional town until
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| | Festivals
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| the 19th century when it started to
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| | Cardiff is the home of the Big Weekend
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| rapidly grow due to the sudden influx of
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| | Festival that is held every year in late
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| industry in the area
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| | July or early August. The Festival takes
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| Cardiff or Caerdydd in Welsh is the
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| | place in the center of the city and it
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| capital city of Wales. The city is
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| | brings together all sorts of theme park
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| situated in the county of Glamorgan and
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| | events and rides. Each year about 2
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| it used to be a small traditional town up
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| | hundred thousand people come to take part
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| until the 19th century when it started to
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| | in this event. Another big event in the
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| rapidly grow due to the sudden influx of
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| | city is the Cardiff festival, considered
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| industry in the area. At this point in
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| | to be the biggest outdoor festival in the
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| time Cardiff became the main port in the
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| | entire country. This festival is actually
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| region exporting coal. In the year 1905
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| | the host of different smaller festivals,
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| Cardiff officially became a city and
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| | such as the Children's Festival. The city
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| exactly 50 years later, in 1955, it was
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| | also hosts the Cardiff Design Festival.
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| proclaimed the capital of Wales. The port
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| | Another thing that should be noted about
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| here is known as Tiger Bay and it used to
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| | Cardiff is that it was the home of the
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| be very busy for a long period of time.
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| | National Eisteddfod five times (1883,
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| Today, the port of Cardiff is not so
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| | 1899, 1938, 1960 and 1978) and it is to
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| popular for transport, but is very much
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| | be the host again in 2008.
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| appreciated by people all over the world
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| | Parks
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| as an art, entertainment and nightlife
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| | One of the most beautiful places in
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| location.
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| | Cardiff is the green site in the centre
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| The name of the city comes from the
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| | of the city known as Bute Park. This area
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| English pronunciation of the Welsh name
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| | used to be a part of the castle grounds
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| "Caerdydd". The origin of the name is not
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| | and today it has been designed to be a
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| known, there being several hypotheses.
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| | charming place inside the city. The park
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| "Caer" is the Welsh word for castle, but
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| | extends towards the northern part of the
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| there is no explanation for what "dydd"
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| | main shopping street in the city, Queen
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| could be standing for. Some people
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| | Street. The beautiful garden combines
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| believe that this term was a corruption
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| | with the Llandaff Fields in the northwest
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| of the term "Taff", which is the name of
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| | area and together they form a unique
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| the river that crosses the city. In this
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| | place highlighting the Taff River. The
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| case, the name "Cardiff" would actually
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| | people who live on this part of the city
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| mean "the castle on the river Taff".
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| | bear the nickname of Taffy after the
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| However, modern researchers have serious
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| | river that crosses this region.
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| doubts about this explanation, preferring
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| | There are a few more parks in Cardiff,
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| to concentrate more on the Latin
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| | such as Roath Park in the north of the
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| influence over the term. It is known that
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| | city. This amazing park was actually
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| the Roman Emperor Antonius Didius built a
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| | donated to the community by the third
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| fortress in Cardiff, thus they believe
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| | Marquess of Bute in 1887. One of the most
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| that it is most likely that the name of
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| | popular tourist attractions in this park
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| the city refers to the castle of Antonius
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| | is the boating lake. Another very
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| Didius. Whatever the true origin of the
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| | colorful park in Cardiff is Victoria
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| name may be, the fact is that a beautiful
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| | Park, which was the city's first official
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| 2000 year old Norman castle still exists
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| | park.
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| in Cardiff and it would be a shame to
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| | Music and nightlife
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| miss visiting it while in the city.
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| | Cardiff has proven to be one of the most
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| One of the most popular city icons is the
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| | popular places in the UK as far as the
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| Cardiff professional football team -
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| | wide range of music is concerned. Some of
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| Cardiff City F.C. There are also other
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| | the most visited and appreciated places
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| teams that bring fame to the city, such
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| | in Cardiff include the BBC National
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| as the Cardiff Blues (the regional rugby
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| | Orchestra of Wales and the Welsh National
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| team) and the Cardiff Devils Ice Hockey
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| | Opera. Many of the leading acts across
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| team.
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| | the country have emerged here. Also, as
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| Cultural Attractions
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| | far as modern music is concerned, many
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| Besides the Norman castle, Cardiff also
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| | Welsh bands have had their debut on one
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| hosts the National Assembly for Wales,
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| | of Cardiff's stages, before becoming well
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| St. David's Concert Hall (one of the most
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| | known nationally and even
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| popular concert venues in Britain due to
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| | internationally.
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| its many productions), the National
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| | Cardiff is also very popular for its
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| Museum and many more. One of the most
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| | strong nightlife, being the host of a
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| interesting places in Cardiff is Caroline
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| | numerous variety of nightclubs, bars,
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| Street, the third oldest street in the
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| | pubs and clubs. Most of these places can
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| city. This street is the main link
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| | be found in the city centre and in
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| between two of Cardiff's busiest streets.
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| | Cardiff Bay, which has lately developed
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| On Caroline Street you can find a great
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| | quite an impressive night scene. St. Mary
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| variety of stores and shops and recently
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| | Street is also one of the most populated
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| it seems to have become the home of chip
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| | places in Cardiff during the night time.
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| and kebab eateries! Thus, the street
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| | The best time here is during good weather
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| became to be referred as the Chip Row or
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| | when the terraces are open and the street
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| the Chip Alley. During the last few years
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| | seems to have a life of its own.
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