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Portmeirion - Photo:
Gareth Hughes
CCL |
A unique fantasy village,
Portmeirion is a richman’s folly on a grand scale,
the ultimate dream of lifelong conservationist and
architect Clough William-Ellis who created it in
the 1920s to prove that building in such a
naturally beautiful place did not necessarily mean
ruination. Run by a charity and inspired by the
Italian town of Portofino, this unusual,
pastel-coloured holiday village has many
Italianate buildings, some with skewed
perspectives. It comes complete with shops,
restaurants, a pottery and a hotel and is
surrounded by sub-tropical gardens, woodland and
miles of near-empty beaches. The cult television
series The Prisoner was filmed here between
1966-67. |
