Overview

Famous for its striking landscape, Swansea is alternately rugged and bare or rolling and wooded. The city sits at the mouth of the Gower Peninsula, the first area of the United Kingdom to be named an "Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty." The city is also celebrated as the home of poet Dylan Thomas and actress Catherine Zeta Jones. As a coastal town and Wales' second-largest city, Swansea has a rich sea-faring history that's preserved today in the charming Old Maritime Quarter. Vacationers first discovered the region some 300 years ago and have been coming back ever since; the economy is still driven by tourism. Popular destinations in the vicinity are the ruins of Swansea Castle, the Swansea Maritime Museum, and Mumbles, a former fishing village turned resort. The spectacular Gower terrain also attracts legions of nature enthusiasts and photographers.

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