Map of Britain showing Cardiff

• Cardiff is the capital of Wales. The city is located in the south of the country at the mouth of the River Severn, about 300 km from London. Although Cardiff is the UK’s largest city, with a population of about 346,000, it is one of the smallest European capitals.

Cardiff Castle

• One of the city’s major tourist attractions is Cardiff Castle. Welsh banquets are popular at the Castle, they include food, drink and entertainment just as they would have several centuries ago.

• Cardiff is well known for its sport, especially rugby.

• During the Rugby World Cup this year this is what the visitors saw at the front of the castle!

Cardiff Millennium Stadium

• Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium has one of the largest sliding roofs in the world. It can seat 74,000 and has hosted Madonna, One Direction, The Rolling Stones and Paul Mc Cartney as well as rugby and football matches and other sporting events.

St David s Centre• St David’s Centre is one of the largest

shopping centres in the UK.• They have reduced their carbon footprint

by over 10% and so far have reduced their footprint by 12 tonnes of CO2 a year, they also have also introduced a green roof area.

• They have beehives on site, plus there are many, many more things in the pipeline.

Shirley Bassey

• Many famous people have come from Cardiff, including the singer Shirley Bassey. She has sung the theme songs for three of the James Bond Movies:- Goldfinger, Diamonds are Forever and Moonraker.

• Shirley was born in Tiger Bay in 1937.

In 1909 the first million-pound cheque was signed at the nearby coal exchange.

Cardiff Bay Today

• Since Shirley was born the Bay has been transformed and has attracted thousands of tourists every year.

Gareth Bale

• Our most famous footballer from Cardiff is Gareth Bale who plays as a winger for Real Madrid and the Wales National Team.

• He was the top goal scorer for Wales in their successful qualifying campaign for UEFA Euro 2016 scoring 7 goals.

Dr Who

• Doctor Who is a British television science-fiction series which is currently being filmed in Cardiff. It has been dubbed into many languages and runs in over 200 countries. It is the longest-running sci-fi series in the world.

Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Eirwg

• About ten percent of the people in Cardiff speak Welsh. Our school, Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Eirwg is a designated Welsh Language school.