• A is for Aberystwyth: the Victorian University town on Cardigan Bay is home to the National Library of Wales. Visit the library's website www.llgc.org.uk and trace your Welsh roots.

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B

• B is for Bog Snorkelling: take a deep breath and go to Llanwrtyd Wells for the World Bog Snorkelling Championships http://www.bogsnorkelling.com

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C

• C is for Coasteering: sign up for some coasteering, kayaking, caving and maybe some splashing around the Pembrokeshire coast www.tyf.com  

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D

• D is for Dylan Thomas: the Dylan Thomas Prize is awarded every two years to recognised the best published writer in English under the age of 30 from anywhere in the world. The famous writer of Under Milk Wood was born in Swansea in 1914. www.dylanthomas.com  

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E

• E is for Eisteddfod: the National Eisteddfod is Wales's most important cultural gathering and Europe's biggest travelling festival. www.eisteddfod.org.uk

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F

• F is for Food: our Welsh Black beef and Welsh Mountain lamb are world renowned and our cheeses are award winning. Gorwydd organic Caerphilly is now sold as far afield as the USA. www.foodwales.com  

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G

• G is for Golf: time to try out any of the 200 plus courses in Wales and try out the new course at the Celtic Manor resort – home of the Ryder Cup in 2010 www.golf.visitwales.com  

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H

• H is for Hay-on-Wye: browse in the numerous bookstores and attend the annual Hay Festival of Literature (or according to Bill Clinton 'Woodstock of the Mind') during May/June www.hayfestival.com  

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I

• I is for Impressionist: the largest collection of Impressionist paintings outside of Paris can be found at the National Museum Wales in Cardiff. www.nmgw.ac.uk  

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J

• J is for Jones: the World Record to gather the most people with the same surname Jones was broken with 1224 Joneses filling the Donald Gordon Theatre at Wales Millennium Centre in November 2006. www.wmc.org.uk  

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K

• K is for Katherine Jenkins: the award winning mezzo-soprano from Neath, South Wales. www.katherinejenkins.co.uk  

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L

• L is for Llangollen: the International Musical Eisteddfod is a colourful gathering of musicians, singers and dancers from all over the world. www.international-eisteddfod.co.uk  

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M

• M is for Machynlleth: site of Owain Glyndŵr's parliament in 1404 with King Arthur's Labyrinth and the Centre for Alternative Technology on its doorstep. www.mid-wales-tourism.org.uk  

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N

• N is for Newport: Wales's newest city and host city for the Ryder Cup 2010. www.newport.gov.uk  

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O

• O is for Orme: take a tram to the Great Orme and take in the views of the Victorian resort of Llandudno. www.llandudno-tourism.co.uk  

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P

• P is for Plas Newydd: the black and white, half-timbered house in the Vale of Llangollen with a fascinating history. www.llangollen.com/plas.html  

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Q

• Q is for Quality: find Quality accommodations and attractions at www.visitwales.com  

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R

• R is for Royal Welsh Show: Britain's most popular agricultural show isn't just cows and combine harvesters. There's live music, craft stalls and great food too. www.rwas.co.uk  

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S

• S is for Stem Cell Research: Cardiff University Professor Sir Martin Evans has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine for "a series of ground-breaking discoveries concerning embryonic stem cells" http://www.cf.ac.uk/martinevans/  

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T

• T is for Technium: a network of specialist units that bring high-tech, imaginative, knowledge based business together with high powered academic expertise. www.technium.co.uk  

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U

• U is for Universities: 8,000 international students are currently enrolled in our 12 universities and 25 further education colleges and institutions. http://www.walesinternationalconsortium.com/students/index05.shtml  

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V

• V is for Valleys: coal from the South Wales valleys fuelled the world in the 18th and 19th centuries and shaped the industrial revolution. Go underground at Big Pit to find out how. www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/bigpit/  

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W

• W is for Whisky: one of the smallest distilleries in the world is in the foothills of the Brecon Beacons. Penderyn Welsh Whisky claims to be one of the finest malt whiskys in the world. www.welsh-whisky.co.uk  

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X

• X is for X-treme sports: for the adventurer in you, it's all possible in Wales. www.visitwales.co.uk/active  

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Y

• Y is for Ynys Môn: wonderful beaches and a wide range of attractions. The romantic Isle of Anglesey is where Demi Moore shot her film Half Light. http://www.islandofchoice.com/tourism.asp  

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Z

• Z is for Zeta Jones: Catherine Zeta Jones, the glamorous actress and wife of Michael Douglas, comes from the seaside town of Mumbles, just outside Swansea. www.visitswanseabay.co.uk  

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