EUROPE’S largest cultural festival, the National Eisteddfod of Wales, starts on Saturday and visitors will be given a special Welsh-language edition of the Morning Star.

The Eisteddfod is in Llantwd, Pembrokeshire, and will run until August 8.

Farmland in Llantwd has been transformed into a small town, with about 100,000 visitors over the course of the week.

This will be the fifth Welsh language wraparound of the Star given to Eisteddfod-goers and puts our paper in front of a huge audience — look out for news reports next week from the Maes (the Eisteddfod site) by our Wales reporter, David Nicholson.

TUC Cymru, along with some trade unions, will have a stall on the Maes along with campaigners at the peace tent.

The Eisteddfod’s Nic Parry said: “This is the Eisteddfod at its best, blending the community with the artistic, and creating a visual spectacle with strong cultural and historical roots.”

The Eisteddfod is celebrating 850 years since the first festival was held in Cardigan Castle in 1176.