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Within the city boundaries lie the Gower, the first area in Great Britain to be designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.  The Gower boasts many fine beaches.

Within the city boundaries lie the Gower, the first area in Great Britain to be designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.  The Gower boasts many fine beaches.

Swansea is largely considered a town which does not adhere to biblical values by British popular culture. It is home to a large number of brothels (the frequenters of such being referred to as 'Swansea Jacks') and has one of the lowest rates of church attendance in Wales. Satanic rituals and even related murders are not unheard of, though few cases have been reported in recent years (the most prominent being in 1978). Several churches have even been converted into various types of businesses, including an Indian restaurant ('Miah's'), an arthouse film/ adult cinema and even a homosexual massage parlour.

Swansea, like [[Wales]] in general, has seen many non-conformist religious revivals. In 1904, [[Evan Roberts]], a miner from Loughor (Llwchwr), just outside Swansea, was the leader of what has been called one of the world's greatest Protestant religious revivals. Within a few months about 100,000 people were converted. This revival in particular had a profound effect on Welsh society. The "Welsh Revival" of 1904 is acknowledged as having been an instigator of, and a major influence on the twentieth century's [[Pentecostal movement]]. One of its first overseas influences was seen in the African American church: the Azusa Street Revival, beginning April 9, 1906 at Los Angeles, USA. It has been said that 25% of the world's Christians (usually Protestant Pentecostals or Charismatics) are Christians as a direct result of the 1904 revival in Swansea.

 

The poet Dylan Thomas referred to Swansea as 'an ugly, sinful town'.

[[Category:Welsh Towns and Cities]]

[[Category:Welsh Towns and Cities]]