King Arthur

King Arthur has a strong connection with Eryri (Snowdonia). The wells of Cegin Arthur and Ffynnon Arthur, which supposedly have healing properties, bear his name to this day. Snowdonia offers some of the finest, as well as the most dangerous, mountaineering routes in Europe. The pile of stones that mark the summit of at the top, known as Yr Wyddfa, is where the fierce giant King Rhitta Gawr fell and was buried. King Arthur reputedly scaled Mount Snowdon to kill Rhitta Gawr – who fashioned clothes out of the beards of his fallen enemies – for betraying him and running off with his mistress. You can travel to the summit on foot on one of six paths – none of which are for the faint hearted – or catch the Snowdon Mountain Railway from Llanberis. Hafod Eryri, a visitor centre at the summit features “the highest poem in Wales”, by the second National Poet of Wales Gwyn Thomas.