Local history and culture Wales

Follow the river and cross the field. Under the trees is a dog's grave. Legend has it that when Llywelyn returned from her trip, her dog, Gelert, greeted her with a bloody face. Not seeing his newborn baby in the crib, he deduced that his dog had devoured the infant and pierced it with his sword. At the same time, a cry rose from the bushes where the child lay unharmed, next to the corpse of a wolf killed by... Gelert! Remorseful, Prince Llywelyn erected a grave for his dog. Not much to see, but it's a nice walk.

It is a former hospital in a charming location that now serves as an information centre for the park. Perched on a wooded valley, it can be reached by stairs on the hillside. The hospital was once used to treat miners who were often injured by dangerous working conditions. Old medical instruments are now on display in part of the hospital. Another wing has been converted into a tea room, from which there are beautiful views of the landscape. Admission is free, we recommend you take a look if you can!

This tapestry, created in 1997, traces the events that took place during the last "attempt" of French invasion of British territory in 1797. The tapestry illustrates the arrival of the French army consisting of three ships of 1,400 soldiers recruited from French prisons. It is by landing on February 22, 1797 on the beach of Carreg Wastad, that the French thought they would conquer Great Britain! They were blown off the island in three days!

A tapestry was created in 2007 to celebrate the city's millennium. The six-meter-long work, which required the combined talents of forty people and 20,000 hours of labor, is impressive for its attention to detail. The central figure represents the sleeping Jesse. He is recognizable by the tree trunk protruding from his body. According to the Bible, he is the father of King David and one of Christ's ancestors. The figure is a reproduction of the wooden sculpture on display in the church.

The ruins of a former salt production house of the th century stand above the Bay of Port Eynon. The site was chosen for the particularly high salinity of the bay.

This is where, according to legend, Merlin predicted that the Welsh Prince Vortigern would be defeated by England and then re-conquered after having a vision of a battle between two dragons.

Just across the street is the Llyn Dinas Lake, also associated with Merlin. It is said that the real throne is buried in the lake and waits for a young man to climb up on a certain rock to resurface.

Another legend claims that Excalibur was thrown there and that the Knights of the Round Table lived in an adjacent cellar. The whole, dominated by Mount Yr Aran (750 m).

On the banks of the River Teifi, the stone called "Blessing Stone"is known to have been used in pre-Christian times and may have been extracted from a cromlech. Legend has it that the spirit of the river appeared here in the form of a fish. When the monks settled in the village, they recycled the aura of this stone, blessing the fishermen before they set out to sea.

Today, we see nothing but flat stone, sheltered by shrubs forming a plant niche around it. Very nice view.