Our top 10 suggestions of what Croeso... The you can’t miss in the city! Welcome... Culture A short history of Cardi from the 1800s to present Capital of TOP 10 Wales Cardi has culture bursting at the seams. 1 Cardi Castle National Museum Cardi is home to the largest Impressionist art collection outside of Paris – a must 1800 1813 1858 1869 2 National Museum Cardi see! Independent galleries are also abundant around Principality Stadium 3 the city. Wales Millennium Centre (locals call it WMC) 4 Theatre, Music & Drama can be heard, seen and Cardi’s oldest pub, The Royal Arcade opens. The national newspaper 1875 the Goat Major The first of 6 Victorian of Wales, the Western 5 Techniquest Science Discovery Centre enjoyed around the city. Check out: (formerly the Blue and Edwardian shopping Mail, is first published Bell) opens arcades in Cardi 6 Doctor Who Experience • Welsh National Opera at the Wales Millennium Centre Wales Millennium Centre - • Cardi 7 Cardi International White Water Centre & St David’s Hall for International Concert Series 1916 1905 1894 1890 Castle’s clock worth a visit! 1907 tower is built Indoor Surfi ng • New Theatre for drama, musicals and pantomime Cardi’s • Chapter Arts Centre, a cultural centre for visual and performing arts with cinemas, tram makes 8 St Fagans National History Museum its final gallery and performance spaces. journey 9 Shopping in Cardi ’s many Arcades & Centres 1950 Roald Dahl The world’s Cardi Spillers, the – born in first £1 million becomes world’s oldest Doctor Who Experience • Sherman Theatre, a renowned performing arts twin auditorium venue Llanda, deal is signed a city! record store 10 Cardi Bay and Cardi Bay Barrage Cardi in Cardi ’s opens a must visit! • The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama – Richard Burton and Anthony Hopkins Coal www.Visitcardi .com/seedo are graduates! 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Capital City of back the Ashes G Goat – Siencyn of the Royal Regiment Wales U Universities – Cardi is home to 75,000 www.VisitCardi .com/stay of Wales students! H High growth capital – Cardi is the UK’s V Volvo Ocean Race – Cardi will host a 2016 2016 2017 2018 fastest growing core city stopover in the 13th edition of this race I International Sports Village in 2018 J Jacobs Market – a Cardi gem! W Warm Welsh Welcome Spa Treats Xiamen in China has been twinned with Roald Dahl Cardi to host the Cardi Cardi hosts K King James I granted a Royal Charter X For a little pamper time in-between your busy city sightseeing, treat 100 Celebrations 2016 IAAF World Half Marathon hosts UEFA Volvo Ocean to Cardi in 1608 Cardi since 1983, Cardi being the fi rst yourself to some ‘me’ time in our lovely spas. Check out Laguna Spa at (He’s a Cardi Championships Champions Race Native) League UK city to undertake such a partnership Park Plaza Hotel, Escape Spa at Cardi Hilton Hotel, Marine Spa at L Llanda Cathedral – dating back to 1107 Final & ICC St David’s Hotel & Spa or the Vale Spa at The Vale Resort. Champions Trophy Y Young at Heart – Cardi has been entitled M Museums: National Museum Cardi , ‘UK: Best City to be Young’! St Fagans National History Museum, The Cardi Story Museum Z The Zoological collection at The National Museum Wales ranges from tiny insects to N Norwegian Church the skeleton of a Humpback whale! Retail Therapy O Opera – Welsh National Opera that is! www.visitCardi .com/gettinghereandaround/maps/ Explore... There’s a style of shopping for We are one of Europe’s most compact, green and fl attest cities and it every taste and pocket in Cardi . doesn’t take long to walk around. Put on your favourite shoes and enjoy • Modern: St David’s, Queens, Capitol Shopping Centre & by foot, bike or bus… Independent Flagships Sporting City • Victorian/Edwardian Arcades: High St, Duke St, Cardi has become one of Europe’s most popular Castle, Royal, Wyndham and Morgan Arcades St.David’s shopping centre sporting destinations and host to many a sport including • Traditional: Cardi Central Market, Queen Street, favourites Rugby, Football, Cricket and Ice Hockey. St Mary Street But we also o er adrenaline fuelled activities such as Independent stores can be found in the suburbs of white water rafting and indoor surfi ng at Cardi Pontcanna, Roath, Canton and Penarth with additional International White Water Centre! out of city o erings in Cowbridge and the McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Bridgend. Take in some sport in our stadia… • Principality Stadium – home of Welsh rugby www.VisitCardi .com/shopping • Cardi City Stadium – home of Cardi City FC • SSE SWALEC Stadium – home to Glamorgan Cricket Food & Drink Diolch Caerdydd • Cardi International Sports Stadium – home to athletics Cardi has something for everyone’s palate! Thank You Cardiff www.VisitCardi .com/sports From fi ne-dining to old favourites, Clark’s Pies (a Cardi speciality) to ‘cawl’ (a Welsh speciality), you’ll be spoilt for choice! Capital of Arcades - we have Events & 74,500 seats in 1 venue - Food, dining and eating areas include: Edwardian, Victorian and modern! Principality Stadium is fabulous Mermaid Quay Cardi Bay The Hayes and Mill Lane Tournaments Brewery Quarter and Café Quarter Arcades Co ee shops and tea rooms Fine hotel dining There’s always something new going on in Cardi , but there are also some À la carte dining Traditional markets old favourites that come round every year. Regular highlights include: www.VisitCardi .com/eatdrink • RBS 6 Nations Rugby (February/March) • RHS Flower Show Cardi in Bute Park (April) Welsh Treasures • Cardi Festival (June–September) • FIM Speedway Grand Prix in Principality Stadium (July) Cardi is the gateway to other parts of the region and it’s only a short journey out of • Tafwyl at Cardi Castle (July) the capital to discover other gems. • Autumn Test Internationals (October/November) Varied, fascinating landscapes, beautiful beaches and dramatic coastlines, charming villages, valleys and • Sˆwn Festival – City Wide (October) mountains are all nearby. Check out Penderyn Distillery Brecon Beacons • Lloyds Bank Cardi Half Marathon (October) Visitor Centre, walk or cycle part of the Wales Coastal National Park Cardiff Winter Wonderland • Cardi ’s Winter Wonderland (Civic Centre) (December/January) Path, visit Big Pit National Coal Museum in Blaenavon, Cardiff Castle’s Keep cook at or simply drink wine at Llanerch Vineyard or www.VisitCardi .com/events check out Tredegar House in Newport. e5046 Cardiff Council Visitor map A2 to A5 (2).indd 1 5/23/17 4:42 PM 5/23/17 4:42 PM visitcardi.com e5046 Cardiff Council Visitor map A2 to A5 (2).indd 2.