Gwyneth Lewis applauds Sioned Davies's stripped-down translation of the Mabinogion The Mabinogion translated by Sioned Davies 293pp, Oxford, £12.99 The Mabinogion ("story of youth") is the collective name given to 11 medieval Welsh tales found in manuscripts...

10 places to explore Tolkien's Wales The academic and writer JRR Tolkien (1892 – 1973) loved our language, describing Welsh as ‘…the senior language of the men of Britain.’ He gave Welsh-inspired names to many characters and places in The Lord of the...

‘Cwtch’ has no literal English translation, but is an emotionally significant embrace and an intrinsically Welsh word that evokes a sense of home. By Kate Leaver for the BBC 25 June 2018 I’m a quarter Welsh. My darling grandmother grew up in the Rhondda Valley, a...

Planning a trip to beautiful Cymru? What the country lacks in size it makes up for with native produce, eclectic national dishes and some of the best bakes you’ll find in the UK. Read on to discover restaurateur Cai Ross’s pick of the best Welsh food. For years, Wales...

Wales is a stunning country, with many of its natural attractions hidden away from the tourist trail. Plan a trip to this beautiful area, with our picks of the most scenic places to visit. Abereiddy This picturesque hamlet in Pembrokeshire has an award winning blue...

To learn more about the 34,000-year-old remains of the Red Lady, our writer spent the night in the cave where his, yes, his bones were discovered in 1823 Stephen Moss @StephenMossGdn Mon 25 Apr 2011 07.59 BSTFirst published on Mon 25 Apr 2011 07.59 BS...

The Lower Swansea Valley: cradle of the Industrial Revolution The history written about the Industrial Revolution has been a very English affair. In most of the well-known textbooks Wales get barely a look-in. The scene of the action is nearly always located in...

The Norman-built keep at Cardiff Castle. Matthew Dixon/Shutterstockhttps://www.visitcardiff.com http://www.visitwales.com Britain in the early Middle Ages was very different to the country it is now. Rather than England, Scotland and Wales, the island consisted of...

Original Stonehenge was dismantled in Wales and moved to Wiltshire, archaeologists believe  The smaller bluestones in Stonehenge were probably part of an earlier Welsh tomb  Sarah Knapton, science editor https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/stonehenge...

https://www.gonorthwales.co.uk/ Did a Welsh Prince Reach the New World Before Columbus? https://www.visitwales.com/explore/north-wales The Italian explorer Christopher Columbus (1451-1506 AD) has already been dethroned as the European discoverer of the Americas. Most...

15 Welsh abbeys and priories whose beauty is almost otherworldly Looking for somewhere to visit this weekend? Be inspired by Wales' romantic ruins and finest religious buildings. 1. Llanthony Priory Llanthony Priory in Monmouthshire (Image: Ben Salter/Flickr) The...

Millions of people in towns and cities across the world will be lining the streets today in celebration of St Patrick’s Day. But the people in Banwen have more reason to celebrate than most. Saint Patrick, known as the “Apostle of Ireland,” was born in the tiny...

An archaeologist who bet his life savings on a hunch he had found a lost medieval city in Monmouthshire has said people thought he was "mad". Stuart Wilson, 37, was convinced he had located the site of 13th Century Trellech - once Wales' largest city. He paid £32,000...

New DNA research claims we may have more in common with the English than we thought - we both descend from Basques. Perhaps that explains the swarthy Welsh looks, says Catherine Jones LIKE a miner or a steelworker, many of the Welsh have got one of them somewhere in...