This is some part of the second chapter from the book in which Llangollen is mentioned.
"The River Dee, which is derived from the Celtic language meaning 'River of the Goddess' or 'Holy River', rises on the slopes of Dduallt in the Snowdonia Mountain Range and 70 miles later, it flows into the sea in between Wales and England on the Wirral Peninsula. It regularly forms part of the border between Wales and England, but traditionally it was also the boundary for the Kingdom of Gwynedd. The natural course of the river flows through Bala Lake and onto Corwen, meandering through the Clywdian Range and the Dee Valley we reach the beautiful town of Llangollen, standing on both sides of the river, the town has become a popular tourist attraction, with the historic railway, castle and the rapids that make the man-made Horse Shoe Falls being major crowd pullers"
"The town holds the International Musical Eisteddfod every summer, hosting artists, singers and choirs of different kinds from all over the world. The river runs underneath two bridges in the town that both strike a claim to be one of the Seven Wonders of Wales? The Chain Bridge and its aptly named hotel is probably a modern wonder with the first bridge being built in 1813 and the latest version and 3rd in line being built in 1929, but the older bridge which was originally built in the reign of King Henry I, then replaced again in 1345, probably has more claim to be a wonder, the stone bridge that still stands today was built in the 16th century and it’s a Grade I listed structure"
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