Capel Curig
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![Capel Curig, c.1870](/Images/godic/202501/03/The_inn_at_Capel_Curig,_from_Moel_Siabod1128.jpeg")
![Unspoilt Capel Curig 1846 by John Harwood](/Images/godic/202501/03/Capel_Curig1128.jpeg")
Capel Curig (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈkɑːpɛl ˈkɨːrɪɡ]; meaning "Curig's Chapel") is a village and community in Conwy County Borough, in Wales. It lies in the heart of Snowdonia, on the River Llugwy, and has a population of 226, reducing slightly to 206 at the 2011 census. It is at the junction of the A5 road from Bangor and Bethesda to Betws-y-Coed with the A4086 road from Caernarfon, Llanberis, Pen-y-Pass and Pen-y-Gwryd.