{"id":1016,"date":"2022-03-30T22:31:07","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T22:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/?p=1016"},"modified":"2022-03-30T22:32:38","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T22:32:38","slug":"meet-the-expert-on-welsh-myths-legends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/meet-the-expert-on-welsh-myths-legends.html","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Expert on Welsh Myths &#038; Legends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1017\" src=\"http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/wales-gower.jpg\" alt=\"Gower Peninsula, Wales\" width=\"600\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/wales-gower.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/wales-gower-300x178.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Few places on earth are as rich with legends as the Gower Peninsula in the Southwest of Wales It has standing stones, holy wells, megalithic burial tombs and ritual cairns, all of which have faery tales, ghost stories or other folklore associated with them.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/laurence-main.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-964\" src=\"http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/laurence-main-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Laurence Main\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/laurence-main-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/laurence-main-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Nobody knows more about these Welsh legends than Laurence Main. He literally wrote the books, including\u00a0<em>Walks in Mysterious Wales, The Spirit Paths of Wales<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>In the Footsteps of King Arthur<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>You can meet Laurence in a few months, and pick his brain about Welsh folklore in person. That\u2019s because he will be a special guest on our\u00a0<strong>May 25 \u2013 June 3, 2022 guided tour of Wales.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Here are some of the highlights\u2026<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Snowdonia and the Fairy Glen at Betws y Coed<\/li>\n<li>Druid ceremony at the Moel ty Uchaf stone circle<\/li>\n<li>Beddgelert and Dinas Emrys with its legends of Merlin, dragons and hidden treasure<\/li>\n<li>Stone circles and dolmens \u2013 Mitchell\u2019s Fold, Pentre Ifan, Arthur\u2019s Stone, Trelleck stones<\/li>\n<li>Bryn Celli Ddu and Beaumaris Castle on the Druid Isle of Anglesey<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><\/li>\n<li>St David\u2019s Cathedral<\/li>\n<li>Gower Peninsula and Carmarthen, the city of Merlin<\/li>\n<li>Tintern Abbey in the Wye Valley<\/li>\n<li>Plus personal Tarot card readings for each tour member<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/wales-tours.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/wales-tours.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648764754260000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3D-rQPVP8Oa6hVSJEZbDkM\"><strong>Click Here for more details about \u201cMysterious Wales, Land of Merlin &#8211; A Mystical Tour in the Realm of Dragons, Druids and Saints\u201d<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><strong>Spaces Still Available On These Popular Tours with Kathleen McGowan\u2026<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/km-holyland.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/km-holyland.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648764754260000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2BOpSLxjLb1Xv884fXNU7s\">The Holy Land \u2013 Israel, Palestine &amp; Jordan &#8211; April 25 to May 6<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/france-writers-retreat.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/france-writers-retreat.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648764754260000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1OMuaZByk8RaCrvTYiG_AM\">France Writers&#8217; Retreat &#8211; May 23 &#8211; 30<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">1 space left<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/sacred-france-2022.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/sacred-france-2022.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648764754260000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3hEWb0qD439CG2TTAQLSMb\">Sacred France \u2013 May 30 to June 12<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">4 spaces left<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Few places on earth are as rich with legends as the Gower Peninsula in the Southwest of Wales It has standing stones, holy wells, megalithic burial tombs and ritual cairns, all of which have faery tales, ghost stories or other folklore associated with them. Nobody knows more about these Welsh legends than Laurence Main. 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