The ancient nation of Wales boasts the oldest language and one of the most dramatic coastlines in Europe, and more castles per mile than anywhere else in the world. Your Welsh adventure will begin amid the soaring mountains and turreted fortresses of North Wales— home of Snowdonia National Park, with the highest elevation in Southern Britain. From there, you'll follow coastal headlands and beaches south to view Pentre Ifan, the most imposing Stone Age monument in Britain, and St. David's Cathedral, the second holiest site in medieval Christendom. On the way, you'll meet with three of Wales' best-known poets and take a stroll on the Pembrokeshire National Coast Path—its stupendous seaside views are second to none—before completing your tour in Cardiff, Wales' gleaming capital city.

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Private dinners with Gillian Clark, former poet laureate of Wales, Peter Finch, an experimental poet and expert on the city of Cardiff, and Menna Elfyn, Europe’s foremost minority language poet Majestic Caernarfon Castle, where princes of Wales have been crowned since the thirteenth century Dylan Thomas’s Boathouse in Laugharne Click here to download the full trip itinerary and brochure

Pamela Petro, Welsh studies scholar and author of Travels in an Old Tongue: Touring the World Speaking Welsh

Duration: 8 Days Activity level: Moderately active Cost: $3,470, per person based on double occupancy Single supplement: $580 per person Deposit: $800 per person, payable to Discover Europe Ltd.