There are six boroughs that make up the North Wales region and they are Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Isle of Anglesey and Wrexham. Home to the highest mountains of all England and Wales, this area is dominated by the Snowdonia National Park.
You'll also find popular traditional seaside resorts such as Colwyn Bay, Llandudno, Prestatyn and Rhyl. Some other impressive sights are the castles of Edward I, most notably those at Beaumaris, Caernarfon, Conwy, Harlech, Flint and Rhuddlan.
The port of Holyhead on the Isle of Anglesey is a busy crossing point to Ireland with regular ferries running to Dublin. Bodnant Gardens at Tal-y-cafn contains the largest Giant Redwood tree in the UK and offers woodland trails with some amazing views of the Conwy Valley.
Betws-y-coed has some of the best mountain bike trails in all of Wales and is very popular with enthusiasts. Llangollen plays host to the annual International Musical Eisteddfod, where musicians and dancers from all over the world come to compete in friendly competition.
Portmeirion, designed by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis is a fascinating village of architectural difference and a blaze of colours. The television series "The Prisoner" was filmed here and attracts many visitors the world over. The village consists mainly of Italian style buildings with arches, domes and ornate gateways.
As for festivals, one of the largest is the North Wales International Jazz Guitar Festival, held in August at various venues within the Wrexham area. There are also plenty of steam railways and probably none more famous than that of the Snowdon Railway. This scenic railway has carried passengers to the top of Mount Snowdon since 1896.
The above are just a few of the places to see and things to do in North Wales. Accommodation again ranges from the luxury to the basic and is readily available in most areas of the North.