Wales has a strong storytelling tradition, and every schoolchild knows by heart the tales told in a medieval tome called The Mabinogion. Many of these myths and legends are linked to the towering mountains and shimmering lakes of Snowdonia in North Wales, where every hill, lake and village seems to have a tale of giants, knights and dragons in its dim and distant past.
Snowdonia’s mythical allure has bewitched visitors for centuries: after the Norman invasion of Britain, various princes of Wales evaded capture by escaping to the mists of Snowdonia, never to be seen again.
It is not hard to lose yourself here. Craggy peaks are blanketed in Welsh oak and mountain ash, plunging to lush river gorges, churning waterfalls and vast green valleys. Looming above it all is Snowdon, the tallest mountain in Britain outside Scotland. Snowdon dominates the horizon at the north end of
