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![Colourful buildings in contrasting architectural styles surround a palm tree-lined paddling pool.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Portmeirion_view_of_central_plaza.jpg/300px-Portmeirion_view_of_central_plaza.jpg)
Portmeirion is an Italianate village designed and built by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis between 1925 and 1975. It has served as the location for numerous films and television shows, most famously serving as The Village in the 1960s television show The Prisoner.