If you are planning to stay in Cardiff for a few extra days or want to make the most of your time outside of the conference, Cardiff offers a variety of tourist attractions, culture and shopping opportunities. Have a look at the brief descriptions below and click on the external links for more information:

Attractions

Cardiff Castle
Enjoy a guided tour at Cardiff Castle, built nearly 2000 years ago by the Romans.

National Museum
Visit the museum in Cathays Park to view one of Europe’s best collections of Impressionist art

St Fagans National History Museum
Based on the outskirts of Cardiff, the contains different original building from different places and times of Welsh history

Cardiff Bay
Cardiff’s regenerated waterfront including a 200 hectare man made lake, activities and entertainment which gives the bay a unique feel.

Techniquest
One of the UK’s most visited Science Discovery Centres, with fun activities and hands on puzzles

Art and Culture

In the last century Cardiff has developed a strong heritage of public art which represent both the history of Cardiff, and it’s current identity. For more details about the different exhibitions click on the links below.

Fitzhamon Embankment Public Art
Artists worked with the local residents to developed artwork based on a key theme uniting people in the area, food

Gerddi Courtmead Gardens
Young people worked with an artist to devise the layout and artwork in the new community gardens that were being developed

No capital city is complete without a range of shopping opportunities, and with indoor shopping centres, traditional outdoor shops, specialist shops and markets, Cardiff certainly has this.

Queen Street
Cardiff’s pedestrianised shopping street complete with designer brands and restaurants.

St David’s Shopping Centre
St David’s is Cardiff’s indoor shopping centre, with over 60 leading stores

Arcades
Complete with their traditional features, the arcades contain many of Cardiff’s local shops and restaurants

The Hayes
With a combination of big brand names and local delis, the Hayes is situated in the centre of the city.

Cardiff Victorian Market
A unique opportunity to try high quality food including traditional Welsh delicacies, as well as a variety of other goods and gift ideas suitable for all

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