A Journey through Medieval times

What I love so much about exploring lands that existed long before the country that I come from was born, is that there is so much history. The history of castles, of ancient stone circles, they have all left their marks on the world we experience today. It gives a different vibe to the environment, one that leaves room for wonder and wondering. It stimulates one's imagination of other worlds and times.

Wales has an abundance of castles, along with abbeys, priories, churches and towers and the left-overs of ancient roman towns. During my stay I have become a member of CADW, the organisation that maintains all the ancient buildings aka ruins and I've been able to visit about fifteen locations and get a good impression of medieval (and earlier) times. Membership is pretty cool, it means that you can access all sites for free and receive a good discount with the English Heritage sites. If you plan to visit Wales for a longer period of time or multiple times within a year, it is worth considering a CADW membership. 

Below you can check out many of the places that I've visited, in the coming days I will add a gallery for each ruin. 

Welsh castles now published: Caerphilly Castle & Caldicot Castle & Chepstow Castle.

English castle now published: Goodrich Castle near the Welsh border.