Every valley has its special landmarks but the vale through which the River Dee flows has more than its fair share of them!
The valley has its very own man made gateways, although the engineers involved in their construction lived around 3,000 years apart.
To the north there's Caer Drewyn, one of the most evocative and mysterious hill forts in the UK. The very name is linked to Celtic Myth and Legend as the town of Gwynn ap Nudd, Lord of the Underworld - and apparently there are some caves under it..
At the eastern entrance it as no man of myth who constructed the spectacular Pontcysllte Aqueduct! The famous engineer Thomas Telford took ten years to construct this masterpiece of canal engineering, carrying the Llangollen Canal 126ft above the Dee Valley floor.
The structure and canal is now a World Heritage site and any visitor walking, or floating, along its 1,007ft length wouldn't disagree at all!!
But what falls in between these two outstanding landmarks?
Two very special bridges are a good starting point. Firstly the medieval Town Bridge of Llangollen, which has survived some of the most spectacular flood waters anywhere in the world! The much younger Chain bridge wasn't so lucky, being washed away in 1928 before being replaced by the current structure.
The latter of the two is now the subject of a major restoration, having been donated to the town of Llangollen by its current owners.
Overlooking Llangollen, perched high on top of a hill are the mysterious remains of Dinas Bran Castle, legendary hiding place of the Holy Grail and owner of some of the most spectacular views in Europe.
Linked to the castle by its founder, Madog is another ruined and no less mysterious building in Valle Crucis Abbey. It isn't difficult to imagine the former splendour of the place before its dissolution by Henry VIII in 1536.
Someone who would have known the Abbey in its heyday and who very nearly defeated one of Henry's namesakes, Henry IV, is Owain Glyndwr. He is commemorated by a life-sized bronze statue, sitting astride his battle charger, in his home town of Corwen, in the shadow of Caer Drewyn.
There are three things which join the Dee Valley together from east to west. One is obviously the River Dee but the other two are more than worthy of the title Wonders of the Dee Valley.
The Berwyn Mountains are the only natural wonder making the list but their scenic beauty allied to its rare and varied eco-system, more than ensures their inclusion. They're also home to what has become known as the "Welsh Roswell Incident" but more of that inside.
The final pan valley link is the Llangollen Steam Railway. Saved from complete obliteration in 1974 by a group of volunteers, the line now carries in excess of 100k. visitors each year. Its seven mile length will hopefully be extended to nine when the line is finally relayed as far as Corwen in a couple of years time.
So there you have it, ten very different but very special Wonders of Llangollen and the Dee Valley for you to discover and enjoy - let us know which one is your own favourite!