Carmarthen is the county town of Carmarthenshire, Wales and is built on the River Towy. Car marthen has a number of surviving heritage attractions including the Roman amphitheatre and the castle. The Gwili Railway, a section of the former railway line to Aberystwyth, has also been re-opened as a heritage railway for tourists. Carmarthen has a large proportion of Welsh speakers, with the county of Carmarthenshire as a whole having the largest population of such by number.
Carmarthen is possibly the oldest town in Wales and was recorded by Ptolemy and in the Antonine Itinerary. The Roman fort is believed to date from AD75-77. In the mid 18th century the iron and coal trades became much more important although Carmarthen never developed ironworks on the scale of Dowlais or Merthyr Tydfil. Carmarthen hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1867, 1911 and 1974 although, at least in the case of the 1974 Eisteddfod, the Maes was at Abergwili.
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Local Attractions :
Gwili Railway : www.gwili-railway.co.uk
Aberglasney : http://www.aberglasney.org/
National Botanic Garden of Wales : http://www.gardenofwales.org.uk/
Other Popular Attractions in Wales