NATIONAL Storytelling Week will be celebrated in St David’s Cathedral next month.

14 Welsh monuments, run by the Welsh Government’s historic environment service Cadw, will host legends, myths, and tales from February 1 to February 8.

On Sunday, February 2, well known storyteller Christine Willison will delight visitors to the Bishop’s Palace will with tales from the Mabinogion.

They include the romantic story of Culhwch ac Olwen, about a hero who sets out to marry a giant’s beautiful daughter.

The audience will also be treated to local legends from the storyteller’s book – Pembrokeshire Folk Tales.

John Griffiths, minister for culture and sport, said: “More than 2.5 million people visit Cadw sites each year and National Storytelling Week is the perfect opportunity to showcase some of the thousands of stories that are waiting to be discovered at our sites.

“The events also support the Welsh Government’s literacy campaign, Make Time to Read, which aims to raise awareness of the benefits of reading with a child for just 10 minutes a day.

“Storytelling is a great way to capture a child’s imagination and inspire a love of stories and reading from a young age.”

Ffion Reynolds, Cadw’s public engagement and Welsh language manager, added: “We’re inviting visitors and the local community to join us during National Storytelling Week to celebrate Welsh culture and heritage at some of our amazing monuments.

“We hope that through sharing the colourful stories and characters that are linked to Cadw sites that people will be inspired to explore and enjoy their local monuments.”