Llandudno is a really nice city in the North of Wales located on the Creuddyn peninsula, which provides one of the best scenarios and views of the Irish Sea. In fact, in the 1860s it was called ‘the Queen of the Welsh Watering Places’.
The town represents also a great pole in terms of commerce and economy, at least from what I’ve noticed being there. It has a quite big shopping center, with shops of famous clothing brands: Primark, River Island, New Look, JD. As usual in the UK, there’s also a nice Starbucks café.
Attractions
One of the main attractions involves surely the magnificent landscape of the North Wales coast, towards the Anglesey Island. In a sunny day, it’s likely to see the Irland (not what happened, due to the extremely changeable UK weather). Even in a cloudy weather, it’s possible to have a view of Conwy Castle.
As the city is at sea-level, getting on the best viewing point (which is on a hill) requires 2 trams. The path is about 4 or 5 km and it is steep, so forget a nice walking. It lasts 10 minutes more or less (quite slow), but it makes possible sightseeing a bit during the journey. Here’s a photo-shot of some sheep that were hanging around the railway.
Despite the cloudy weather, the landscape preserved its beauty. Here is a photograph depicting partially the Creuddyn Peninsula.
In front of the arrival point of the 2nd tram, there are some little souvenirs shops and some cafés, where you can have a 5-o’clock cup of tea matched with a nice and sweet slice of cake.
If you want to get a better viewing of the hole city and of the countryside, Cable cars are a wise choice. The prices are variable, depending on the age of the passenger.
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