Caernarfon

Edward I also built a Caernarfon Castle at the western entrance to the Menai Strait. They say Wales has more castles per square mile than any other country. Cofis (people from Caernarfon) are proud that their city has been called the “Welshest town in Wales” because it had the most native Welsh speakers. This is really the first place I’ve been in Wales where the people talk to you first in Welsh and then switch to English when they see you do not understand. Kids were speaking Welsh to their parents and old ladies were swearing with the distinct guttural sounds of Welsh.Read more