While it is always exciting to jet away to exotic foreign countries for our holidays, we can sometimes be guilty of forgetting that the British Isles are incredibly beautiful and full of history. Wales has a history that stretches back to prehistoric times, and is also home to some of the most magnificent and interesting castles in Europe.
In the early Middle Ages, the Welsh fiercely fought to keep their independence from the English, so when the English conquerors arrived they built a series of castles and fortifications around Wales. There are also more recent castles that have been built in Wales, those follies that were constructed in Victorian times by rich men who wanted to reach back into the past.
Bard of Ely has written a fascinating Hub on his Top Ten Castles in Wales. They include Castle Coch, Cardiff Castle, Caerphilly Castle, Pembroke Castle, Powis Castle and Penrhyn Castle. So travel through Welsh history from medieval times to the Victorian era, by visiting ten of the best castles in Wales.
