The tour begins with a view of a spinning Earth, from an altitude of nearly 16,000 miles above the American continent. With Earth.Wales.info, you are in command and the consul at the bottom of the screen allows you to control your rate of descent.
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As you descend to an altitude of just under 4,000 miles, the Earth spins round to Europe and Wales comes into view with its 73 castles and historic monuments.
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Descending further to an altitude of just over 200 miles, all the sites are shown as the satellite images begin to show details of the terrain.
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Even at this altitude it’s possible to click on the individual sites to get more information on each but if you want to get an idea of the lay of the land and have some fun you can adjust your angle of approach and ‘fly by’ each site as you wish.
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You have the option of switching to conventional mapping whenever you wish to help plan your route and discover the nearest towns and villages to each site.
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Information on each site can be retrieved at any time, together with information on quality overnight accommodation, events, restaurants and other attractions close by.
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This makes even more sense when you descend to street level and can see roads, roundabouts and street names clearly enough to plan how to get around by car or on foot once you arrive.
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By clicking on any of the street-level markers you can find out much more about what’s going on in the neighbourhood than you might have thought possible.
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And get comprehensive information on everything of interest to help turn an average holiday visit into an enjoyable learning experience.
Great for the kids... they’ll just love playing with Earth.Wales.info!
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Wales.info and Google Earth have come together to present an exciting online tour of 73 castles and historic monuments in Wales open to visitors all year round. With mapping down to street level and information on good quality overnight accommodation, events, restaurants and other attractions in the neighbourhood of each historic site, holiday planning has never been so easy.