# The prettiest villages in Wales

Snowdonia stone villages, seaside harbours and border towns.

- 152 votes · 12 items
- Oct 18, 2023 · tripnerd81
- https://even.best/en/l/3727/the-prettiest-villages-in-wales

## Top 12

1. **Portmeirion** (18 · ▲19 ▼1) — Clough Williams-Ellis's Italianate village on the Dwyryd estuary.
2. **Beddgelert** (18 · ▲18 ▼0) — Stone cottages where two rivers meet, and the legend of Gelert.
3. **New Quay** (14 · ▲14 ▼0) — Cardigan Bay harbour with dolphins offshore.
4. **Betws-y-Coed** (12 · ▲13 ▼1) — Gateway to Snowdonia's forests and waterfalls.
5. **Tenby** (10 · ▲12 ▼2) — Pastel Regency houses and walled town above the beaches.
6. **Solva** (9 · ▲13 ▼4) — Narrow harbour inlet in Pembrokeshire.
7. **Laugharne** (9 · ▲10 ▼1) — Dylan Thomas's Boathouse on the estuary.
8. **Aberaeron** (7 · ▲9 ▼2) — Georgian harbour houses painted in bright colours.
9. **Hay-on-Wye** (6 · ▲7 ▼1) — The town of books on the border.
10. **Crickhowell** (5 · ▲7 ▼2) — Small Brecon Beacons town with an old stone bridge.
11. **St Davids** (5 · ▲7 ▼2) — Britain's smallest city, with its cathedral in a hollow.
12. **Llangollen** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — Dee river town near the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct.

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