Cardiff, however you want it

Welcome to Cardiff, the Welsh capital that magically blends the old with the new! Explore the stunning castle with 2,000 years of history, standing just a stone's throw away from the spaceship-like Principality Stadium. Get ready to be mesmerized as the newly developed Cardiff Bay area unfolds before your eyes, where red bricked buildings and old wharfs sit next to new piers and glass-fronted restaurants. The old industrial cranes and the remnants of collapsed piers are now modern sculptures, and the new boardwalks are lit by old-fashioned street lights. Don't miss the immaculate Pierhead Building, built-in 1896, sitting alongside the Millennium Centre, Cardiff's equivalent of the Sydney Opera House, with its protruding engraved frontage resembling the bow of an enormous container ship. If you prefer the old to the new, then head north of the castle and explore the three dramatic white Portland stone buildings - The Law Courts, City Hall, and the National Museum and Gallery. This area is known as the Civic Centre, and it's worth taking a stroll up the wide boulevard to admire the architecture.