One of the top ten cities in Europe, the capital city of Wales and a highly popular tourist destination, Cardiff is a truly great place to visit. We take you through some of its main attractions that everyone can enjoy for free. Cardiff Bay has been built around a massive freshwater lake and is the largest waterfront development in Europe. It boasts beautiful scenery, lots of nearby exciting attractions and shops that are great for browsing no matter when you choose to visit.
If you love music, then you’ll absolutely adore the free lunchtime concerts at the Wales Millennium Centre. You’ll love the centre itself, too, which is a genuinely iconic landmark in Cardiff despite the fact it only opened its doors in 2004. The centre is a stunning international arts centre situated right next to Cardiff Bay. The free lunchtime concerts in the foyer of the building include lots of different styles of music from folk to opera, making it a music lover’s dream.
You could also visit one of the largest collections of Impressionist paintings outside Paris at the National Museum Cardiff. The museum is also home to Wales’ national art collection and there are a few different gallery tours to help guide you round the exhibits. The Evolution of Wales exhibit is definitely worth looking at, and there are some great features and exhibitions on everything from archaeology to natural history and geology. The museum is free to enter and is in the heart of Cardiff’s civic centre.
Cardiff’s Big Weekend is great for everyone who loves the holy trinity of music, festivals and getting things for free. Lasting for 3 days every year, normally over the first weekend in August, the Big Weekend boasts great live music and entertainment on stage at the civic centre. It also plays host to the UK’s largest traveling funfair and brings thousands of people into the already bustling city, making it a truly great annual event for all music lovers and fans of the city.
Lastly, if you’re after yet more great free entertainment to see you through the summer months, then the Food and Drink Festival is definitely worth a visit. There are loads of different events at the festival such as a Welsh cookery school, wine seminars and workshops for children. Introduce your taste buds to some new flavors by visiting the stalls featuring food and drink from around the world as well as the great range of Welsh food on offer. This is truly Cardiff at its best.
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