Can you spot the difference between Wales and Indonesia?
A new report that has come up with 25 places in the UK that has a foreign doppelgänger has compared south Wales' highest waterfall to an internationally famous beauty spot in Indonesia. You can find 34 secret places hidden away in Wales here.
The 90ft Henrhyd Falls near the village of Coelbren is the highest in the Brecon Beacons and is a tourist favourite because of a path that takes intrepid walkers behind the waterfall. And now it has been compared to the Madakaripura waterfalls in Indonesia.
According to international car rental site EnjoyTravel.com : "Not only is Henrhyd Falls the tallest waterfall in southern Wales, but it is also one of the few British waterfalls that feel truly tropical, with moss-covered rocks and verdant surroundings reminiscent of Indonesia. At one point, there were several fossilised trees in the area – but these have since been moved to the Swansea Museum. To get to the waterfall, walk along the Nant Llech River in the Brecon Beacons National Park."
They also point out that the waterfalls provided the Batcave exteriors for Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises.
A team led by Batman director Christopher Nolan spent two days filming the 2012 movie, which starred Haverfordwest-born Christian Bale as Batman, at the waterfall in the Neath Valley.
The report has been put together to give people who are staying in Britain this summer because of the coronavirus pandemic some "exotic inspiration", and say "foreign" feeling places provide the perfect inspiration.
Other doppelgängers on the list compare The Isles of Scilly to the Maldives, Castell Coch in Cardiff to Transylvania and Portmeirion in Gwynedd to the Italian countryside.
About Castell Coch, it says: "If you associate vampire castles with Transylvania, you’ll be surprised to know that Dracula would feel at home in this Welsh fortress!
"Most of it was built in the Gothic Revivalist style in the 1800s, though there was once an 11th-century structure here as well. Sadly (or not), Castell Coch never gained notoriety for housing bloodsucking shapeshifters – but the history buff in you will still appreciate a visit here, if only to admire the stupendous architecture."
As an introduction, the report says: "With red, amber and green countries subject to constant change, lockdown easing for the moment however with risks of different variants from different countries and threats of constantly changing goal posts, many Brits have accepted and embraced confinement to Britain this summer.
"We have found 25 places in the UK that could fool you into thinking you're abroad."
