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 Cardiff is quite simply an awesome city to visit! Home to the Millennium Stadium, the city plays host to numerous concerts and sporting events as well as being renowned for its fabulous shops, restaurants and exciting nightlife.
Cardiff is also a great venue for conferences and business events,
drawing companies from all over the country to the city. The best way
to relax and enjoy the city is to stay in a self catered apartment. Whether on business or pleasure a Cardiff apartment provides the perfect base for your trip to Cardiff.
A visit to Cardiff Bay is a must when staying in Cardiff. The Bay is crammed full of fantastic restaurants and bars, ranging from Italian to Tapas, Indian to Chinese - you're spoilt for choice. The Bay is also home to the Wales Millennium Centre which puts on a wide variety of performances throughout the year. Choose from Opera, Ballet, Theatre  and Stand Up and enjoy the performance in the brilliant venue. For the kids there is Techniquest - a hands on experience guaranteed to excite even the fussiest of little ones! If you want to stay in the Bay, a self catering apartment could be the most economical way to do so - as well as allowing you that bit of extra space and the freedom to come and go as you please.
Cardiff Town centre provides one of the best shopping experiences there is - with an enormous selection of shops including all the high street favourites.  There are also some lovely arcades which house some gorgeous boutiques, hairdressers and qute Cafes. The centre also plays host to some great bars and clubs, catering to everyone's taste and offering something new and exciting to do every night. Staying in a Cardiff city centre apartment gives you the added luxury of being able to walk home after a night out (or with those heavy shopping bags!) with no worry of having to track down a taxi.
 The National Museum can also be found in Cardiff, with exhibitions and art galleries, its very easy to enjoy a day wandering around the museum - with the added bonus of there being stuff that the kids will enjoy too! St Fagan's National History Museum is one of Europe's largest open air museums, featuring a wonderful selection of buildings that have been rebuilt, charting Wales's history. Take a stroll through the Victorian shop complex or take a look at a typical quarryman's cottage - as well as learning some traditional skills from craftsmen giving demonstrations.
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