Location: Blaenau Ffestiniog, Cwt y Bugail Quarry
There is no escaping the fact that slate plays a big part in the make up of Blaenau Ffestiniog!
But despite the foreboding façade of a town built almost entirely from the grey stuff Blaenau is actually a very modern, vibrant community with its own strong cultural scene. An annual Stomp 'Stiniog music and arts festival pulls in the crowds every June.
Lively crowds spill out on to the streets from the bar of the Queen's Hotel to listen to a whole host of local rock bands in the blazing summer sun (yes its true they do have sun in Bleanau Ffestiniog despite popular misconceptions!)
But to understand the town's present you need to step back in time to when Blaenau was one of the world's biggest slate importers. Llechwedd Slate Cavern provides an underground experience where you get a sense of what life must have been like for the miners.