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The multilingual and knowledgeable staff at the Cardiff Bay Tourist Information Centre will help you make the most of your stay in the Cardiff Bay area. They can help you plan your visit with ideas on where to go, what to do, how to get there and where to stay. The Tourist Information Centre also sells local and UK guide books, city maps and Welsh souvenirs. Services include city events listings, a left luggage service, internet access, and accommodation booking.
Cardiff Bay is now known as Europe's Largest Waterfront Development.
Tiger Bay, now known as Cardiff Bay - Cardiff's dockland district - is Wales' oldest multi-ethnic community. Sailors and workers from over 50 countries settled here.
Some of the largest communities included the Somalis, the Yeminis and Greeks. Residents of many races and backgrounds socialised together and intermarried, creating a distinct community.
Tiger Bay was also notorious. A slice of red-light district and gambling dens between Cardiff's city centre and its docks, and home to a rich mix of multi-racial communities, it had a powerful character of its own. Its most famous former residents are former rugby star Billy Boston and singer Shirley
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- Tourism Centre