Portmeirion

Portmeirion, an Italian Riviera inspired paradise nestled on the Welsh coastline. The Italianate village created in the early 1920s by architect Sir Bertram Clough Williams-Ellis is an amazing and inspiring location full of aesthetic wonders from its architecture to its gardens, this tourist hotspot is well worth a visit. The setting for the tourist village had previously been an estate called Aber Iâ, which means the Ice Estuary in Welsh. This estate had been developed from an eighteenth century foundry and boatyard. The changing of the name occurred when the architect, Sir Clough Williams-Ellis took interest in the location in the early 1920s and used the word ‘port’ referring to its position on the coastline and ‘meirion’ taken from the county of Merioneth and put the two together; the name has been used ever since. It addition to its architectural heritage, its stunning setting and sub-tropical gardens, Portmeirion has two stylish hotels, a cluster of self-catering cottages, shops, a spa, cafes and restaurants and an authentic Italian style gelateria.