Caernarfon

United Kingdom · Wales

Caernarfon is a royal town in Gwynedd, in north-west Wales, on the shore of the Menai Strait facing Anglesey. It is dominated by Caernarfon Castle, a massive medieval fortress built under Edward I that, with the town walls, forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The town is a strong center of Welsh language and culture and a gateway to the mountains of Eryri (Snowdonia), with heritage railway connections into the hills.

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Practical facts

Local time

UTC+0 · 6 h ahead of Costa Rica

Region

Wales

Main language

English

On the map

53.14° N, 4.27° W

Near Caernarfon

• Bangor · 14 km away
• Capel Curig · 24 km away
• Holyhead · 30 km away
• Betws-y-Coed · 32 km away
• Conwy · 34 km away
• Llandudno · 36 km away

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