Beddgelert, Gelert's Grave & Dinas Emrys Walking Tour Snowdonia North Wales: The Red Dragon скачать в хорошем качестве

Beddgelert, Gelert's Grave & Dinas Emrys Walking Tour Snowdonia North Wales: The Red Dragon

A walking tour of the famously beautiful Beddgelert village in Snowdonia, North Wales and a trip up to the ancient and atmospheric Merlin's fortress, Dinas Emrys, home to the Red Dragon that is so symbolic for Wales. There is plenty of paid and free parking inside within the village (LL55 4UY). Beddgelert, with the stunning Glaslyn River running through its' heart, is ideal for tourists sporting hotels, pubs, bistro's, shops and a Snowdonia National Park information centre. We went to see Gelerts Grave, from which the village gets its' name. As the story goes, Gelert was the faithful hound of Prince Llywelyn but was slain by the prince when he mistakenly believed Gelert had killed his son. In fact, he had saved him from a wolf, the prince was so grieved by his rash action he never smiled again and laid his dog to rest, dedicating the area to the resting place forever. After a good poke around, we headed out of the village heading North-West, past the Craflwyn National Trust buildings and the Sygun Copper mine. The paths were pretty clear as we followed the 'Our Heritage' trail. We came across the most awesome, tucked away waterfall and plunge pool, perfect for a warmer day! We followed the path through an ancient Oak grove before starting a gentle scramble up the final few meters of the hill, Dinas Emrys. The view, even on this foggy, misty day, was unbelievable! We could understand why this was such an excellent vantage point for a hill fort. This fort area has been altered, parts destroyed and added to since the Iron Age. Ramparts and footings are still visible in places. But the best part is the legend behind the fortress. Here, Merlin, believing his life was in danger, called the dragons from the hill via a fresh water pond in the centre of the fortress. One dragon was white, the other red, many feel this symbolises the white of the invading English and the red of the defending Welsh. Merlin life was saved and the dragons battled between themselves, the white dragon fled and the red returned to the hill. The red dragon became the lucky symbol of the Welsh, ending up upon the countries official flag! The hill become dedicated to he wizard Merlin. Thank you for being here, all the best, Ceri & Kat!   / teainvalhalla     / teainvalhalla