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Venue: Plas Brondanw Gardens When: Daily
The stunning Plas Brondanw Gardens near Portmeirion offer a taste of Italy in the heart of north Wales. The mastermind behind the construction of this unusual Italianate enterprise was the eccentric Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, who devoted his life to its creation between 1925 and 1976.
Six miles from the village Williams-Ellis designed at Portmeirion are his house and gardens (Plas Brondanw), where his love for all things Italian is expressed as wholly as it is found in the domes and columns of the buildings in the village.
There are classical busts all over the garden, elaborate iron gates, mermaid panels and a Folly Castle tower which adds a touch of the medieval to the otherwise neoclassical lines. The borders complement the surrounding colours of the coast and countryside so that the garden fits seamlessly into the landscape, in exactly the same manner as Portmeirion village.
The stunning Plas Brondanw Gardens near Portmeirion offer a taste of Italy in the heart of north Wales. The mastermind behind the construction of this unusual Italianate enterprise was the eccentric Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, who devoted his life to its creation between 1925 and 1976.
Six miles from the village Williams-Ellis designed at Portmeirion are his house and gardens (Plas Brondanw), where his love for all things Italian is expressed as wholly as it is found in the domes and columns of the buildings in the village.
There are classical busts all over the garden, elaborate iron gates, mermaid panels and a Folly Castle tower which adds a touch of the medieval to the otherwise neoclassical lines. The borders complement the surrounding colours of the coast and countryside so that the garden fits seamlessly into the landscape, in exactly the same manner as Portmeirion village.
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Looking for things to do around Wales? Here are some of the events and attractions happening in the area.
| Wales Rally GB |
4 - 7 Dec 2008 (annual) Cardiff |
| Sparks in the Park |
1 Nov 2008 (annual) Bute Park |
| Swansea Festival of Music and the Arts |
4 - 18 Oct 2008 (annual) Grand Theatre |
| Elbow |
10 Oct 2008 Cardiff University |
| Erddig |
15 Mar - 2 Nov 2008; not Thu or Fri (various dates) Erddig, Wrexham |
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