Visit Cardiff

9As you would expect of a capital city,Cardiff is an impressive centre for bothperforming and visual arts. On top of this,the city boasts historic buildings, museumsand a long and interesting history.The Wales Millennium Centre is an artsvillage in its own right, providing amagnificent stage for Welsh opera singerssuch as Bryn Terfel and Katherine Jenkins, aswell as a wide variety of internationalmusicals, ballet, theatre and modern dance.This year the National Museum Cardiff playshost to the bi-annual Artes Mundicompetition. The largest contemporary artsprize in the UK, the shortlisted entries will beon show from March 11 to June 6, 2010.The Norwegian Church in Cardiff Bay iswhere children’s Author Roald Dahl waschristened, but is now an arts centre with aNordic feel. Each year the church holds anexciting calendar of events including livemusic and art exhibitions.The historical Cardiff Castle reveals morethan 2000 years of the city’s history as aRoman Garrison, a Norman stronghold andin Victorian times, a gothic fairytale Castlefor the third Marquess of Bute.Norwegian ChurchCosmeston Medieval Village allows you toexperience medieval Welsh life, first hand.Set in the year 1350, see recreated buildingsand gardens, while livestock are cared forby "villagers" in authentic costume.National Museum, CardiffCardiff CastleCardiff has the bestimpressionist artcollection outside ofParis. All housed in thegrand NationalMuseum, an impressiveEdwardian building.Plus admission is free!Did you know?