Wales is the land of mountains, lakes and legends. It covers an area of 140 miles in length and 100 miles in breadth. The Welsh are a proud race and their language is very important to them. Places well worth a visit include: Eisteddfod, the mountains of Snowdonia, the Brecon Beacons and the Pembrokeshire Coast. Wales is famous for having one of the longest village names in the world - "Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch".