3 June 2025 | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien | Category: General, Hotels
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Portmeirion is a
folly tourist village in
Gwynedd,
North Wales. It lies on the estuary of the
River Dwyryd in the
community of
Penrhyndeudraeth, 2 miles (3.2 km) from
Porthmadog and 1 mile (1.6 km) from
Minffordd railway station. Portmeirion was designed and built by
Sir Clough Williams-Ellis between 1925 and 1975 in the Baroque style and is now owned by a charitable trust. It has served as the location for numerous films and television shows, most famously as
“the Village” in the 1960s television show
The Prisoner.
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