Portmeirion

Built over a period of fifty years on the coast of North Wales from 1926 by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, Portmeirion serves as a demonstration of how architecture can be used to enhance and harmonise with its environment. The overriding style of the village is italianate, but examples of other styles and periods are plentiful.

During the day Portmeirion is open to tourists and day visitors who may walk around the village and sample its shops and cafes. Come evening, Portmeirion becomes the exclusive domain of the guests staying in either the main hotel building, or any of the self-catering and serviced cottages. It really is a special and magical place.

Models

	Arches Pleasant ice-cream parlour and cafe.
	Bridge House Classical building serves as the gateway to the main part of the village.
	Camera Obscura Portmeirion's working camera obscura.
	Campanile The tallest structure in Portmeirion becomes the tallest structure in my LEGO® collection.
	Gloriette A speech-making facade overlooking the central piazza.
	Lady's Lodge A baroque gift shop and beauty salon.
	Piazza Portmeirion's central piazza.
	Round House "6 Private".
	Stagecoach An unusual item no longer in Portmeirion is resurrected in LEGO!
	Tollbooth The entrance to Portmeirion Village.
	White Horses The oldest building in Portmeirion.

Resources

• Portmeirion Guide Book : The official guide book available at Portmeirion. The book contains pictures and a potted history of each building.
• On the Trail of the Prisoner : A Prisoner-oriented guide book by Catherine Frumerman and endorsed by Portmeirion. This book contains many superb images of prominent Prisoner buildings and is also available at Portmeirion.
• The Hotel Portmeirion : Official site and booking information.
• Virtual Portmeirion : The largest collection of Portmeirion photographs on the Internet.
• alt.tv.prisoner [ Google Groups archive ] : Although there is not a dedicated Usenet newsgroup for Portmeirion, it is considered on-topic in this newsgroup.