Conwy Castle and the wall surrounding the town were built between 1283 and 1287. The castle has eight towers and a 91-foot-deep spring-fed well. The wall has 22 towers and is the most complete medieval town wall in Britain. Inside the castle there is a scale model of the town as it might have looked around the year 1312.
Today the castle looks like this:
And the walls look like this:
This cute sculpture is in one of the castle courtyards.
We also visited Plas Mawr, a rare house from 1580. Built during the reign of Elizabeth I, Plas Mawr was the first Welsh home to be built within Conwy’s walls. It is said to be the oldest house in Wales.
These critters were on the ceiling of one of the rooms.
The weather vane was very special too.
The town of Conwy is located on the River Conwy.
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