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Foto: St Curig's Church, Llangurig.

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Mid-Wales is the area we explore today. Passing through the village of Llangurig we reach Devil’s Bridge. There are really three bridges, one above the other, the lowest is known to have been there since 1188. Few places can compare with this spot for grandeur, both the Rheidol and Mynach rivers have scooped out great chasms to a depth of 800 feet, making the great ravine an impressive sight.

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Foto: Wales College, Aberystwyth.

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We travel along the Vale of Rheidol, with its wild scenery, and arrive at Aberystwyth. This is the main seaside resort of West Wales and the home of the University College of Wales and National Library. The town centres on its castle centrally situated on the seafront, it was built by Edward I and was one of the great strongholds of West Wales.

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Foto: onderweg naar Carmarthen.

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Continuing along the great sweeping coastline of Cardigan Bay, we travel through Aberaeron then turn inland to Lampeter, where a market has been held since 1284, each May features a Horse Fair. South now, through the small farming communities, we come to Carmarthen, where two nights are spent.

Carmarthen shares with Caerleon the title of the oldest town in Wales, the ruined castle and modern council offices stand side by side. The first settlement was probably a Celtic hill-fort, replaced in AD75 by the Romans — a Roman amphitheatre which seated 5000 people has been discovered off Priory Street.
In legend, King Arthur’s wizard, Merlin, is supposed to have been born near the town in AD480. The decayed stump of an oak in Priory Street is said to carry his spell ‘When Merlin’s oak shall tumble down, then shall fall Carmarthen towns'.
An ancient tradition still survives here, salmon netting from coracles. These frail craft are made of an ash frame covered with tarred calico —similar craft were used by the ancient Britons.

Day’s mileage 96