Portmeirion is a folly Italianate style tourist village in Gwynedd, North Wales. It lies on the estuary of the River Dwyryd in the community of Penrhyndeudraeth, 2 miles from Porthmadog and 1 mile fro
The Piazza
Sir Clough Williams-Ellis at Portmeirion in 1969
In architecture, a folly is a building constructed primarily for decoration, but suggesting through its appearance some other purpose, or of such extravagant appearance that it transcends the range of
Portmeirion
…Portmeirion (; Welsh pronunciation: ) is a folly Italianate style tourist village in Gwynedd, North Wales. It lies on the estuary of the River Dwyryd in the community of Penrhyndeudraeth, 2 miles (3.2…
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