⚠ Announcement

Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that holds a special place in the hearts of the people who live here and the cultural and social influence is still significant today. The site tells the story of evolution from an agricultural society to an area where industry dominated the landscape; where slate quarries, towns and villages appeared, and transport links carved their way through Snowdonia to ports that exported slate to global markets. It is an outstanding example of a type of landscape which illustrates, in a dramatic way, the `combined works of nature and of man` through the large-scale exploitation of natural resources. The former agricultural landscape was confidently transformed to meet the demand for slate. This new landscape was formed by open and underground quarries, and also by the process of working and moving slate.

Travelers can visit this site from Caernarfon.