Now a vivacious Welsh city, teeming with creative markets, award-winning beaches, and outstanding restaurants, during the 19th century, Swansea was actually prized for being the world’s leading copper-smelting area.
Swansea is the second largest city in Wales, a hotspot for UK beach holidays, and today has a high proportion of public sector employment, with public administration, education, health, and hotels & restaurants providing the bread and butter of its economic success.
Did you know Swansea was also the birthplace of literary legend Dylan Thomas? Discover more of the remarkable heritage of this coastal Welsh city at the National Waterfront Museum.
