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Caernarfon Castle stands on the banks of the River Seiont, overlooking the Menai Strait, in North Wales. The UNESCO World Heritage Site is one of Edward I's 'iron ring' of fortresses built in the late 13th century by the English King to establish control over Wales.
It is where the future Edward II was born in 1284, becoming the first Prince of Wales, and the site of the last investiture of a Prince of Wales in 1969.
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Wales (Cymru in the Welsh language) is part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The major cities are Cardiff, Swansea, Newport and Bangor. The city of St. Davids is the smallest city in the UK with a population around 2000. Wales itself has a population of around 3 million. The Welsh language is spoken by around 20% of the population.
