In the walled market town of Conwy, on the north coast of Wales

 UNESCO considers Conwy to be one of "the finest examples of late 13th century and early 14th century military architecture in Europe," and it  was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1986.

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(on the north coast of Wales in the spectacular walled town of Conwy)
Previously known as Conway, Conwy is a walled market town, community, and the administrative center of Conwy County Borough in North Wales. It is located on the west bank of the River Conwy, facing Deganwy on the east bank The town is known for its historic walled town located on the north coast of Wales. It is known for its well-preserved medieval walls, impressive castle, and rich cultural heritage. 

+ Most of the county borough’s population is concentrated along its coastal strip, where tourism is the main industry. Colwyn Bay is one of the most popular seaside resorts and the largest town. The town of Abergele, located east of Colwyn Bay, was one of the first places in North Wales where “sea bathing” became popular. It is now a thriving market center with weekly cattle markets. The coastal resorts of Conwy, Penmaenmawr, Llanfairfechan, and Llandudno all have lengthy sand beaches. The stone statue of a rabbit checking its watch, located on the western promenade of Llandudno, commemorates the part the town played in inspiring Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865).

+ The town's rectangular castle is built from local and imported stone and occupies a coastal ridge, originally overlooking an important crossing point over the River Conwy. Divided into an Inner and an Outer Ward, it is defended by eight large towers and two barbicans (the outer defense of a castle or walled city), allowing the castle to be resupplied from the sea. It retains the earliest surviving stone machicolations in Britain and what historian Jeremy Ashbee has described as the "best preserved suite of medieval private royal chambers in England and Wales."In keeping with other Edwardian castles in North Wales, the architecture of Conwy has close links to that found in the Savoy (a historic and iconic hotel in the heart of London) during the same period.

+ Featured here is Conwy Castle, built on the River Conwy estuary by Edward I of England, was a vital link in a chain of English strongholds in the then newly invaded North Wales. The castle guarded the entrance to the once-navigable River Conwy at the town of Conwy and dominated coastal access to the region of old Caernarvonshire and Anglesey. For more than seven centuries, Conwy Castle has towered over its narrow streets, against the mountainous skyline of Snowdonia. In its heyday it would have been white -- lime render can still be seen on the walls -- but even in its darker state it makes quite the impression, soaring out of a natural rock formation at the mouth of the River Conwy. (Climb its battlements and you will be treated to sweeping views of the mountains, the sea, Conwy itself and the castle’s roofless Great Hall.)