A brief history of Cardiff the capital city of Wales.

Back in AD55 the Roman's first established a fort on what is now the site of Cardiff Castle in the centre of the city. Some of the original Roman walls can still be seen today in Cardiff Castle itself, and it is suggested that Cardiff even took its name from a Roman general, Aulus Didius. The Vikings and the Normans also made left their mark in Cardiff, and in 1091 Robert Fitzhamon began work on the castle keep, which is still at the heart of the city to this day.

In 2005 Cardiff celebrated its 100th birthday as a city and the fact that is was 50 years since it became the capitol city of Wales

Cardiff boasts all the attractions, cultural and leisure facilities that you would expect in a modern capital city including Cardiff castle on its doorstep.