Visit THE PRISONER's Village
If you've seen just one episode of the classic British TV series THE PRISONER, you'll recall the strange and captivating setting: an island where ex-spies are sent into forced retirement -- forever.
"The Village," where hero/show creatorPatrick McGoohan ("Number 6") railed against his former employers, wasn't a set -- it's Portmeirion, a real town in Wales, beloved of Travel sections and photographers for its mix of palm trees and Gothic, Jacobean, Mediterranean mysterioso architecture.
And you can go there. If you swim out too far, be careful. There's no Rover to squash you and bring you back to shore.