PORTMEIRION SNOWDONIA WALES
THE VILLAGE OF PORTMEIRION IN NORTH WALES WAS THE DREAM OF ARCHITECT BERTRAM CLOUGH WILLIAMS-ELLIS 1883-1978. HE ACQUIRED THE SITE FOR APPROX £5000 IN 1925 AND SPENT HIS LIFE BUILDING A FANTASY ORNATE VILLIAGE BASED ON ITALIAN ARCHITECTURE. THE VILLAGE GAINED FAME IN THE 1960'S WHEN IT WAS USED AS A SETTING FOR THE TELEVISION SERIES THE PRISIONER. THE VILLAGE IS NOW ONE OF SNOWDONIA'S MAJOR TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
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Keywords: architecture, clough, italian, ornate, portmeirion, prisioner, snowdonia, tourist, uk, village, wales, williams-ellis
