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Extract from the Carmarthen Travel Guides:
CARMARTHEN
(Caerfyrddin), the ancient capital of the region, is a solid, if hardly thrilling, sort of place. It remains the major town in west Wales where the native language is heard at all times, and was once - in the early eighteenth century - the largest town in Wales. Founded as a Roman fort, it is now best known as the supposed birthplace of the wizard Merlin (Myrddin in Welsh gives the town its name). A good place to catch up on the town's past is the small
Heritage Centre
(Wed-Sat 11am-4pm; free), tucked away down on the Quay Side, by the river.
The most picturesque part of town lies spread out...
read the whole Carmarthen Travel Guides...
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