Cardiff, Wales

Interning abroad is far more than gaining valuable work skills and study credits.  Living in Cardiff will provide you with the perfect launch pad for making the most of this wonderful opportunity.  Scroll down to see some highlights of the city, or click here to see where Cardiff can get you.

 

Cardiff has a population of around a quarter of a million.  It is the capital and biggest city of Wales.  Within Britain it is a regional center for education, business, sport, music and entertainment.  Cardiff is the site of one of the campuses of the University of Wales and has over 15,000 students.








Cardiff has all the qualities of a large, cosmopolitan city.  It is home for   several theaters, cinemas   and shopping malls,  as well as a very    large range of restaurants and nightlife outlets.  The city center is 15 minutes' walk from Cardiff Bay.  Inexpensive and frequent public transport links the center with outlying areas and other cities  in Britain. 

 

Rock

Cardiff is rich in music venues, the most notable of which are Cardiff International Arena, Clwb Ifor Bach and the University of Wales, Cardiff. In recent years Wales and Cardiff in particular have been at the forefront of the British rock scene, with bands such as Manic Street Preachers, Super Furry Animals, Catatonia and Stereophonics leading the charts.   Welsh rock has never been so strong or influential.

Britain is the most vibrant country in the world for pop and rock music, and Cardiff is undoubtedly one of its most important musical cities.  REM, Radiohead and Moby are some of the major names to play in Cardiff in recent times.
 
In Spring 2000 Super Furry Animals made history by recording an album entirely in Welsh.  Later in the year, the BBC's Radio 1 music station, the most listened to in the whole country, chose Cardiff as the venue for its hugely popular Live 2000 week.

 

 

Pubs & Clubs

When in Great Britain you cannot miss out on the pleasures of its pub culture.  'Public Houses' are, just as the name implies, full of the comforts

Cardiff has many clubs offering practically every type of music

Most clubs target the student market and very often students will receive discounts on entry.

 

Eating Out

Cardiff offers world cuisine, from Indian and Chinese to Mexican, Greek and, of course, Welsh. 

 

 

Sport

Whether you are playing or spectating, Cardiff will almost certainly be able to cater for your demands, whatever the sport.  The city currently has the largest and most modern stadium in Great Britain.  The Millennium Stadium staged the Rugby World Cup in 1999, and in 2000 was chosen to be the new home of the world's most famous club competition in soccer, the FA Cup.

 

Theater

Cardiff is one of the centers for the British theater and music scenes.   Opening soon in Cardiff Bay is the Wales Millennium Centre, an ambitious $120m multi-purpose arts center.  The then Wales First Secretary, Ron Davies, said the building "would be the focus for Wales' future and make a bold statement about our aspirations as a nation."  
The Centre, with a 1900-seat auditorium, restaurants and a new home for the Welsh National Opera, one of  Europe's premiere opera companies.  Cardiff is also home to the BBC National Welsh Chorus Orchestra.