Harlech

Harlech, UK

Perched on a windswept headland where the mountains meet the sea, Harlech feels like a place that time forgot — and in the best way.

Perched on a windswept headland where the mountains meet the sea, Harlech feels like a place that time forgot — and in the best way.The town’s dominant silhouette is Harlech Castle, a crag-top keep from Edward I’s era and part of a UNESCO World Heritage ensemble; its stone ramparts drop to sweeping views of Cardigan Bay and a long, pale beach fringed by dunes.