Visions of Ireland & Wales DVD

Visions Of Ireland: A helicopter-mounted camera shares the vantage point of the Irish faeries of ancient lore for serene aerial views above the fog and mist the remote Skellig Islands the magnificent windswept Cliffs of Moher - and the perfect angle from which to kiss the Blarney Stone. The ""Emerald Isle"" is a place where myth and legend coexist with a booming modern world. Visions of Ireland reveals all its ""forty shades of green"" following an itinerary from Sligo to Belfast to Galway and Dublin that explores timeless country glens abundant fishing ports the... famous golf courses of counties Kerry and Cork and more. Rich narration gives context for the stunning high definition views of this little island of grand historical significance all set to a soundtrack that includes the fiddles and pipes of traditional jigs and reels and modern Celtic rock. Visions Of Wales: Few places have so long a cultural history and such dramatic variety of landscape compressed into so few square miles as Wales. This DVD captures this castle-filled country of contradictions like never before from the southern tip at Cardiff to the summit of Mount Snowdon. Breathtaking aerial visuals shot from a helicopter-mounted camera explore tranquil coastal towns set against bustling cities farms and pastureland co-existing with the roaring sea the haunting religious grandeur of Tintern Abbey (the inspirations for Wordsworth's great poem) the untouched natural beauty at the River Dee estuary tidal pools - all shrouded in mist never too far removed from either the coastline or the past. Set to traditional music including the famed Welsh men's choruses with informative narration about the region's history and culture Visions of Wales introduces the treasures of Great Britain's western Annex - so unique its countrymen developed their own distinct language - including Chepstow Castle Swansea St. David's and Conwy. [show more]

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