Enjoing the countryside of Wales. Назарец Е.П г. Санкт-Петербург ГБОУ СОШ 562

Wales is a part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east and by the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to the west.

Wales is not a very large country with a population of about three million people. There are two official languages in Wales ​​- English and Welsh.

First of all, Wales has its own language, customs, holidays and music. The symbol of Wales is the Red Dragon and the national flower is a daffodil.

Wales celebrates its National Day on 1 st March, in honor of St David, the Patron saint of Wales. On this day, some children wear the national costume with tall black hats and long dresses.

We also have some very beautiful nature. This is a country of mountains. The highest is Snowdon. It is situated in the Snowdonia National Park. Tourist lovethisplace very much.

The waterfalls are the most beautiful things in Wales. There are many waterfalls in Wales. But sometimes it is very difficult to reach them. The biggest one is situated on the deep forest between the hills. It has a height of 74 metres!Believe me, it's worth seeing!

And the last thing I want to tell about Wales is St Winifred's Well. This Well is formed of natural springs and the water in it is warm. They say that the water in Well has healing powers.Can you believe it?

Wales is "the land of castles».

The largest cities in the south of Wales are Cardiff, Swansea and Newport. Cardiff is the capital of Wales. It is the main seaport and industrial centre. Cardiff has been the capital since 1955.

The national game is rugby and people love to watch matches in our Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.It is the biggest stadium in Wales with 74,500 seats !

Wales is very interesting country. It attracts many tourists from all over the world. Come and try everything yourself!