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Portmeirion

Portmeirion is an Italianate resort village on the coast of Snowdonia, Wales, most notable for its use as the location of the television show The Prisoner.

A part of Portmeirion.
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It was designed and constructed over the period from 1925 to 1975 by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis[?] (1883-1978).

External links:

Official Portmeirion website (http://www.portmeirion.wales.com/)
"Virtual Portmeirion" website (http://www.virtualportmeirion.com/)

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