1. The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal.
If you are going to visit Wales, one of the most attractive parts of the UK, you could not
miss an opportunity to see an impressive construction
named The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct.
Hundreds of tourists regularly come to Wales in order
to appreciate the structure, built more than 200 years
ago, that amaze by its beauty and grandiosity up to
the present.
The Pontcysyllte is the longest and highest cast-iron
aqueduct in the world: it is 305 metres long and 38
metres high. In June 2009 it became a World Heritage site, putting it on an equal footing
with the Great Barrier Reef or Statue of Liberty.
Everyone should experience a trip over awe-inspiring Pontcysyllte Aqueduct by boat or on
foot. For those crossing in a narrowboat, the effect is that of being suspended in mid-air.
The iron trough sits about a foot above the water level and is unprotected on one side - so on
one side of the boat there is nothing but
38 metres of air to the valley floor
below.