Se trata una ciudad construida artificialmente por Sir Clough Williams-Ellis entre 1925 y 1975, dicen que se inspiró en la ciudad italiana de Portofino, y está construida con escombros de otros edificios.

Hoy empiezo el post con una advertencia, nunca pero nunca os fiéis de las distancias de google maps, más que de la distancia, del tiempo en recorrer dicha distancia. Cuando visité este bello entorno lo hice desde Chester y por aquel entonces disponía de coche. Ahora bien, como os decía mas arriba nunca os fiéis del tiempo que tardarás en realizar la distancia que te pone Google maps, y más sobre todo si eso implica atravesar por completo Gales, ¿porqué digo esto? Por la sencilla razón de que una distancia de 65 millas aproximadamente se convirtió en una travesía de dos horas de duración, ahora eso si, no me cansé de ver praderas, bosques y unos parajes incomparables.

Una vez en la ciudad de Bala empezaréis a vislumbrar el Lago que lleva su nombre, la carretera lo bordea casi al completo para poder llegar a la intersección de Portmeirion.

Una vez hechas las fotitos de rigor continuó la travesía hasta Portmeirion, la verdad es que por las fotos parecía una villa encantadora y no me defraudó. Es una ciudad construida artificialmente por Sir Clough Williams-Ellis entre 1925 y 1975, dicen que se inspiró en la ciudad italiana de Portofino, y está construida con escombros de otros edificios.

La localización la hace también estar en un marco incomparable ya que se encuentra en el estuario del río Dwyryd, por la mañana la marea estaba alta y no pudimos observar nada de playa, el agua llegaba justo a los acantilados y a la zona del restaurante (las casitas al lado del barquito) pero por la tarde la marea había bajado y pudimos contemplar todo el estuario hecho playa, la verdad que una imagen muy bonita.

La ciudad está bastante cuidada, no es excesivamente grande ya que tiene una gran plaza central y una calle que recorre todo el resto de edificios, pero en cada esquina hay un detalle y una mezcla de culturas un poco rara, te puedes encontrar todo lo típico de un pueblo mediterráneo y a la vez una escultura de buda, o un tejado típico chino. Además presenta tres rutas alternativas que puedes hacer andando, una que bordea toda la costa y arrecifes (que merece muchísimo la pena) otra que atraviesas una zona de bosque donde hay unas vistas bastantes buenas y a medio camino aparece un estanque chino con su embarcadero y un puentecito bastante simpático, y otra tercera que es la del trenecito (por cierto, gratuito) que es muy parecida a la del bosque.

La entrada individual al recinto 11 pounds, lo que viene siendo unos 14.5 euros.

Portmeirion is a city artificially built by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis between 1925 and 1975, they say it was inspired by the Italian city of Portofino, and is built with rubble from other buildings.

Today I start the post with a warning, never but never trust the distances of google maps, more than the distance, the time to travel that distance. When I visited this beautiful environment I did it from Chester and at that time I had a car. Now, as I said above you never trust the time it will take to realize the distance that Google maps puts you, and more especially if that implies crossing Wales completely, why do I say this? For the simple reason that a distance of 65 miles approximately became a journey of two hours, now that I do not get tired of seeing meadows, forests and incomparable places.

Once in the city of Bala you will begin to glimpse the lake that bears his name, the road borders almost completely to reach the intersection of Portmeirion.

The Lake Bala is the largest lake in all of Wales, I think it has a length of about 6.5 miles and a width of 1.5 miles. What most struck me, apart from the incredible views, is the lack of sound, if yes, the great silence that there is, gave me a bit of fright and although I was in a lake totally different from the monster Nessi, I had the impression that at any moment a strange creature of those waters would emerge, that on the other hand they are quite crystalline, unlike those of Loch Ness that are quite dark.

Once the photos of rigor continued the journey to Portmeirion, the truth is that the photos seemed a charming villa and did not disappoint me. It is a city artificially built by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis between 1925 and 1975, they say it was inspired by the Italian city of Portofino, and is built with rubble from other buildings.

The location also makes it be in an incomparable setting as it is located in the estuary of the river Dwyryd, in the morning the tide was high and we could not see anything of the beach, the water came right to the cliffs and the restaurant area (the small houses next to the boat) but in the afternoon the tide had gone down and we could see all the estuary made beach, the truth that a very beautiful image.

The city is very well maintained, it is not too big because it has a large central square and a street that runs through all the other buildings, but at each corner there is a detail and a mixture of cultures a little weird, you can find everything typical of a Mediterranean town and at the same time a buddha sculpture, or a typical Chinese roof. It also has three alternative routes that you can walk, one that borders the entire coast and reefs (which is very worthwhile) another that you cross a forest area where there are quite good views and halfway there is a Chinese pond with its pier and a Pretty little bridge, and another third that is the little train (by the way, free) that is very similar to the forest.

The individual entrance to the enclosure 11 pounds, which is about 14.5 euros.