Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
City Sightseeing
( 029-2047 3432;
www.city-sightseeing.com
;
adult/child £11/5.50)
Open-top double-decker tours, de-
parting every 30 to 60 minutes from outside Cardiff Castle and making a short circuit of
the city. Tickets last 24 hours, and you can hop on and off at any of the stops.
BUS TOUR
Festivals & Events
Six Nations
(
www.rbs6nations.com
; Feb & Mar)
The premier European rugby championship, with Wales
taking on England, Scotland, Ireland, Italy and France. Cardiff normally hosts two home
games - the atmosphere is super-charged. Book accommodation well in advance.
SPORT
Cardiff Children's Lit Fest
LITERATURE
Mar)
Six days of story telling, reading and activities.
Diffusion: Cardiff International
PHOTOGRAPHY
Festival of Photography
(
www.diffusionfestival.org
;
May)
A month-long festival of exhibitions, screenings, perform-
ance and events, held in various venues every May.
Cardiff Festival
(
www.cardiff-festival.com
;
Jun-Aug)
Acts as an umbrella for most of Cardiff's regular summer-
time festivals, and includes crazy one-offs and lots of free events, such as the Cardiff
Carnival street parade, held in the Hayes in August.
SUMMER FESTIVAL
Cardiff International Food
& Drink Festival
FOOD
early Jul)
Held over a long weekend (Friday to Sunday) in Roald
Dahl Plass.
Everyman Open Air
Theatre Festival
THEATRE
Jul)
Three weeks of theatre, held in Sophia Gardens.
Welsh Proms
MUSIC
