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Strata Florida Abbey
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Rachel
May 4, 2018
There is much to captivate at this evocative, historically important site Strata Florida quickly became not only a site of huge religious significance in Wales but also a natural home for Welsh culture. Dafydd ap Gwilym, one of the best known of Wales’s medieval poets, is buried here under a yew tree. You only need admire the majesty of the huge carved west doorway to appreciate how impressive this building must once have been. The plan of the church can still be clearly traced and, rather remarkably, some of the original richly decorated tiles from the abbey are still intact. One of them, ‘Man with the Mirror’, depicts a medieval gentleman admiring himself in a mirror!
There is much to captivate at this evocative, historically important site Strata Florida quickly became not only a site of huge religious significance in Wales but also a natural home for Welsh culture. Dafydd ap Gwilym, one of the best known of Wales’s medieval poets, is buried here under a yew tre…
Gavin-Pass The Keys
February 9, 2021
A historic Abbey set in the beautiful Welsh countryside, Strata Florida, also known by it's Welsh name of Ystrad Fflur, offers a great insight to Welsh history and culture. Not only was it the most famous abbey in Mid-Wales, it also houses the burial places of many a Welsh prince. The monks there used to use Aberarth (a mile or so from Aberaeron) as their port to Ireland and beyond. The walk is a few days long, so they stayed in little stone huts along the way, called Mynachtys, which is why the pub 100 yds from Yr Harbwr is called the Monachty!
A historic Abbey set in the beautiful Welsh countryside, Strata Florida, also known by it's Welsh name of Ystrad Fflur, offers a great insight to Welsh history and culture. Not only was it the most famous abbey in Mid-Wales, it also houses the burial places of many a Welsh prince. The monks there…
