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Snowdonia, Norte Wales

Tourism in the United Kingdom is a well developed industry. Each home country has something different to offer, and whilst visiting them you can be part of their long and complex history; visit their monuments, ruins, castles and other heritage based attractions. You can loose yourself in some of the greatest museums in the world (such as the London's National History Museum, or The British Museum to name a few). For those sport enthusiasts, Scotland and Northern Ireland are known to have some of the finest spots for golf and fishing; Wales is also becoming increasingly popular for extreme sports such as surfing, mountain biking and downhill cycling. If you are a football fanatic, make sure you visit the home stadiums of the teams in the English Premier League.

The opportunities of enjoying the UK are endless so weather is sports, eco-tourism, castles, or a good night out, the UK has proven to be one of the most diverse countries to explore in the world. It is currently the world's 6th biggest tourist destination, and according to the Office for National Statistics, overseas residents made 26.69 million visits to the UK during the January-November period in 2006, spending £14.1bn in those months.

The following information has been extracted from the webpage About.com and the official websites of some destinations; It is a brief glimpse of some of the UK's most important destinations:

Windsor Castle in allocated in the City of Windsor. It is the official residence of the Queen and the largest occupied castle in the world. The building itself (not including grounds) covers 13 acres . William the Conqueror picked the site, west of London overlooking the Thames and it has been a Royal residence and fortress ever since - almost 950 years.
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Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument located in the English county of Wiltshire, about 3.2 kilometres west of Amesbury and 13 kilometres north of Salisbury. One of the most famous prehistoric sites in the world, Stonehenge is composed of earthworks surrounding a circular setting of large standing stones. Archaeologists believe that the iconic stone monument was erected around 2500 BC, however this was not the first stone structure on the site. The site and its surroundings were added to the UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 1986, and it is also a legally protected Scheduled Ancient Monument. Stonehenge itself is owned by the Crown and managed by English Heritage while the surrounding land is owned by the National Trust.
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Fossil shell fragments found on the top of Mt Snowdon are the remains of life on a seabed, 500 million years ago. Successive ice ages shaped the mountains of Snowdonia National Park, in North Wales, grinding smooth their profiles. Surprisingly, these mountains are not particularly high; Mt. Snowdon, the highest peak in the range, is only 3,560 feet. But there is an undeniable presence in the way their brooding bulk hangs over wide, U-shaped valleys.
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Is a stone and turf fortification built by the Roman Empire across the width of what is now the south border of England and Scotland by 15 kilometres in the west and 110 kilometres in the east.

It was once 80 Roman miles (around 117 kilometres) long and its width and height dependent on the construction materials which were available nearby. It was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987, and it is now a magnificent landscape that is worth visiting.
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Is a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. The town is a popular tourist destination (with almost 3 million visitors a year), owing to its status as birthplace of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare. While there, you can see Anne Hathaway's Cottage, Shakespeare's Birthplace, and the Holy Trinity Church, to name a few.
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It is Scotland's second-most-visited tourist attraction. Perched on an extinct volcano, this instantly recognisable fortress is a powerful national symbol and part of Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage Site.
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The Giant's Causeway, renowned for its polygonal columns of layered basalt, is the only World Heritage Site in Northern Ireland. Resulting from a volcanic eruption 60 million years ago, this is the focal point of a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and has attracted visitors for centuries. It harbours a wealth of local and natural history.
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