Wales (Saint David's Cathedral)

Tucked away on the Atlantic coastline in the Shire of Pembrokeshire is the home of the Church of Wales, (not much is said about the Church of Wales, all the attention has been on the Church of England) Yet here on the western side of Wales in the village that bear's it's name is Saint David's Cathedral. The black Aberdeen Angus cattle roam in the fields and Ravens (the souls of departed kings) watch your every move as you enter these sacred grounds. Built on the hillside but just low enough that the stormy weather and howling winds don't carry you off, is this remarkable building.

Remarkable in the sense that this building is still standing, Saint David's Cathedral's sheer physical weight has been undermined by underground water and a peat like soil that has seen this building slope down the hill side. The entrance is at the lower portals and when one enters the Cathedral one is struck by the fact that you have to walk uphill, the appearance is deceiving but there would be close to 1.5 metres possibly more in height from the entrance to the top altar.

It has been said three (3) trips to Saint David's was equivalent to one (1) trip to the Church of Rome but today I would think that with low cost air travel more people would have seen the Church of Rome than have ever made the trip to the Atlantic Coast to see the Welsh version of the iconic Leaning Tower of Pisa

One pays for taking photos inside the Cathedral:

(see photo on the right.. click for expansion to see prices)

This is  a splendid Cathedral with its various alters, cloisters particularly the Lady Chapel.