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Conwy sits wrapped inside some of the best-preserved medieval town walls in Europe, dominated by the gritty silhouette of the 13th-century castle. Life here is physically shaped by its geography; the town is caught between the wide sweep of the River Conwy and the rising foothills of the Eryri (Snowdonia) mountain range. It is still very much a working town rather than a museum piece, with a small fishing fleet operating from the quay and a high street largely made up of independent shops rather than national chains. Transport links are surprisingly practical, with the A55 coastal road and the North Wales Coast Line providing direct access to Chester and Holyhead, but the heart of the town remains a maze of narrow, one-way streets. While the proximity to the coast and the mountains provides plenty of space, the tidal nature of the estuary and the density of the historic centre mean that the character of the town changes significantly with the rhythm of the seasons and the cycle of the sea.