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Welcome to Cardiff, Capital of Wales!
Croeso i Gaerdydd, Prifddinas Cymru!

Modern, yet wonderfully old.
Urban, yet refreshingly green.
Hard working, yet achingly laid back.
Capital City, yet friendly and intimate

Hard to describe really, maybe you should take a look for yourself.

Book online...

Make use of our highly competitive hotel rates – ranging from small family hotels through to luxury hotels. Read unbiased reviews from previous hotel guests, benefit from instant online booking confirmation and a reservation service which is free of charge. Visit our Where to Stay pages for more information.

What's on...

Cardiff celebrates summer with two months of events under the banner Cardiff Summer Festival. The popular musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, is at the Wales Millennium Centre until 30 August, and the Cardiff Harbour Festival takes place in Cardiff Bay over the bank holdiay. The August bank holiday sees Cardiff Harbour Festival and Madonna start her 27-date world-tour in the Millennium Stadium and September brings England v South Africa, One Day Cricket International at the newly developed SWALEC stadium.

Special Offers...

To find out about other offers from hotels, attractions and restaurants in Cardiff visit our Special Offers page.

Top of the world – that’s Cardiff!

Cardiff has been chosen as one of 13 favourites worldwide in the Frommer’s Guide list of top destinations for 2008. Special places around the world are selected by the guide's writing team. For next year, Cardiff features alongside Pittsburg, Denver, New Orleans, St Lucia, Quito, and Seoul, among others. To find out more visit our What's New page.

Visit the home of Doctor Who...

You can pick up a location map and spot the Cardiff sights that double as locations for Doctor Who and Torchwood. Combine a visit to the Doctor Who Up-close exhibition in Cardiff Bay with a tour of the locations.

Closer than you think...

Easily accessible from the whole of the U.K., only two hours from London by train and a short hop from other European destinations - head to the travel section to download city maps and details on how to get here.