Portmeirion, Wales .UK.'s by jacko1

Wales - United Kingdom This village is folly, created entirely by an eccentric Englishman who built every building in a different style with materials sourced from many countries. The tv series The Prisoner was filmed here.

Uploaded: Feb, 08 2009 | Taken: Jul, 17 2007| Viewed: 29 times  | 3 votes

porto - Feb, 08 2009 12:02pm Good capture Tony,and nice to see a bit of sunshine in Britain! jacko1 - Feb, 08 2009 01:02pm Thanks Fred, I wasa bit surprised as well, this was after all Wales and it rained 9 days out of 12 while we were there. davidx - Feb, 22 2009 03:02pm Good photo - though I admit I prefer the ordinary Welsh scenery to the pseudo - Italian stuff. I like parts of Italy but not in Wales. jacko1 - Feb, 22 2009 06:02pm I agree entirely David but I am also an admirer of harmless eccentricity. wolfie - Sep, 07 2009 08:09am I really love Portmeirion. It might appear "pseudo Italian" at first glance but look closer and its a real mix of styles with different types of buildings (some "real" ones located to the site , others created from scratch) and its fascinating in its own right. The setting on the estuary is also fantastic. You either like it or love it, I guess. The former for me, the latter for DavidX. jacko1 - Sep, 07 2009 08:09am Thanks for the kind comment Wolfie, to appreciate the place you must spend a fair time looking 'beyond' the obvious tacky bits.