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Pwllheli is the main market town of the Lleyn peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales. The town is a focus for Welsh-speakers, and was the place where Plaid Cymru was founded.

The town grew around the shipbuilding and fishing industries. Pwllheli is a seaside resort where attractions include a marina, the beach, a former Butlins holiday camp and the fifteenth century Penarth Fawr house. Other local sights include the spa and healing well of Saint Cybi at Llangybi and an art galleryAn art gallery or art museum is a space for the exhibition of art, usually visual art, and usually primarily paintings and sculpture. It is also sometimes used as a location for the sale of art. Generally, the term art gallery is used to mean a building o at Llanbedrog .

The town's name means saltwater basin.

Welsh seaside resorts Gwynedd

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