Bird's eye view of UK sites attracts more visitors
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E-mail CNTV, September 3, 2014
Two and a half million people visit the castles of Wales in the UK every year, but few people ever get a birds eye view of the iconic monuments. That's now changing because the Welsh Government has sent camera drones to film six of its most picturesque castles from the sky.
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They're six of the most iconic castles in Wales - as you've never seen them before. These birds-eye views were taken by a drone camera for a project commissioned by the Welsh Government called "Castles in the Sky." The aim was to give a brand new perspective on some medieval landmarks.
"I think the current project where drones have flown over our historic sites and filmed them to give people that bird's eye view that they've probably never seen before of some of our greatest castles is a fantastic project." said John Griffiths, Minister for Natural Resources, Culture & Sport.
The drones were flown over six of the country's best known castles, with the operators taking pictures from above the monuments.
They include the medieval Abbey in Tintern, the ancient ruins in Laugharne which inspired legendary poet and writer Dylan Thomas, and the relatively modern Victorian Castell Coch known as the "Fairytale" castle which is north of Cardiff.
"People really do appreciate that opportunity to see some of our greatest castles in a way that they have never seen them before. It gives them a new insight, a new perspective and it really has captured people's imagination." said John Griffiths, Minister for Natural Resources, Culture & Sport.
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The video was unveiled in June and within weeks it had been viewed more than 7-thousand times online.
"We just love the feel of the history and how it's preserved and how it's presented; nice, peaceful, quiet and lovely."
"I hope it will open up the eyes of many more people to what Wales has to offer with this new perspective and these new ways of reaching people, so we will bring a new audience to our castles, a new section of visitors that haven't come along before and that could be tourists, and that's very important for the economy, and also the people of Wales themselves." said John Griffiths, Minister for Natural Resources, Culture & Sport.
And for those who do visit the castles of Wales, there'll be plenty from them to see, from every angle.
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