Portmeirion (I am not a number I am a free man)

fern · #1 Posted **May 31, 2015, 10:10 PM**

Portmeirion is a small village in North Wales http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portmeirion It was a film location for the cult 60s UK TV show the prisoner

Another little village Aberdovey

AviationGuy · #2 Posted **Jun 1, 2015, 1:09 AM**

Beautiful place. The colorful buildings are very nice.

Shawn · #3 Posted **Jun 1, 2015, 4:06 AM**

Brilliant, just like the other pictorials of small northern English, Scottish, and Welsh towns you've posted here over the years.

I can't believe this is Wales. I remember some palm trees in Cork and thinking they were totally out of place, but this is even better.

FutureNorthEnder · #4 Posted **Jun 1, 2015, 5:58 AM**

Beautiful! I've been to Portmeirion and my parents used to have a house near Aberdovey. I love Wales. Thanks for the lovely virtual visit.

Danny · #5 Posted **Jun 1, 2015, 8:47 AM**

Beautiful place! Thanks for the tour, fern!

North Wales looks very pretty and quiet. I´d love to visit it.

Congrats and greetings from Madrid, Spain.

Boffo · #6 Posted **Jun 1, 2015, 8:54 AM**

omg - breathtaking! maybe the most beautiful little town I´ve ever seen. thank you for the tour!

Private Dick · #7 Posted **Jun 2, 2015, 1:47 AM**

This place looks like it's made of magic.

Shawn · #8 Posted **Jun 2, 2015, 2:43 AM**

And can we all agree that the Welsh flag is hands-down the coolest national flag around?

mrnyc · #9 Posted **Jun 2, 2015, 10:32 AM**

looks mediterranean!

SHiRO · #10 Posted **Jun 4, 2015, 9:03 PM**

Awesome pics! So sunny!

Bedhead · #11 Posted **Jun 4, 2015, 9:57 PM**

Fantastic - at some point you must do a retrospetive of all these cool towns.

(Assuming you don't get carried off by a large white ball first).

MayDay · #12 Posted **Jun 5, 2015, 12:01 AM**

This place looks absolutely adorable.

Cro Burnham · #13 Posted **Jun 5, 2015, 5:13 AM**

Kept thinking I'd see the Moomin family in one of those houses.

East72nd · #14 Posted **Jun 5, 2015, 2:28 PM**

Absolutely stunning. I was just wondering, are these towns strictly tourist based or is there some industry which supports them? Like Ireland with its stunning small towns, I have always wondered how these villagers make a living. Thanks in advance.

fern · #15 Posted **Jun 6, 2015, 10:04 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by East72nd

Absolutely stunning. I was just wondering, are these towns strictly tourist based or is there some industry which supports them? Like Ireland with its stunning small towns, I have always wondered how these villagers make a living. Thanks in advance.

Cheers mate this part of North Wales is heavily reliant on tourism

Thanks for everyone's comments

Architype · #16 Posted **Jun 7, 2015, 12:23 AM**

What a charming place. Looks like a delightful place to visit. Nice photos.

Eightball · #17 Posted **Jun 7, 2015, 2:32 AM**

Fun!

Jonesy55 · #18 Posted **Jun 7, 2015, 12:26 PM**

Very nice! Do I spot a couple of pics of Llanrwst and Lake Vrynwy at the end there?

Jonesy55 · #19 Posted **Jun 7, 2015, 12:28 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by East72nd

Absolutely stunning. I was just wondering, are these towns strictly tourist based or is there some industry which supports them? Like Ireland with its stunning small towns, I have always wondered how these villagers make a living. Thanks in advance.

Other then tourism and agriculture there isn't much in the way of industry in NW Wales, just the usual things you get anywhere like education, healthcare, public administration, retail, transport etc for jobs

Late1 · #20 Posted **Jun 9, 2015, 5:55 PM**

Lovely photos! It was autumn when I visited Portmeirion, so it's nice to see it in the summer, even if vicariously.

Another bit of TV trivia (since you mentioned The Prisoner and others have mentioned the palms and Mediterranean look): Portmeirion was also used in the '70s by Doctor Who ("The Masque of Mandragora") to double as an Italian village.