at first glance the Scottish landscape is harsh
foreboding fortresses atop hills and cliffs the desolate Morris but spent
some time here and you'll quickly realize Scotland has its own unique
beauty breathtaking Commons just made for hiking and strolling craggy
coastlines monuments that are proud reminders of long ago battles and blue
lakes and rivers just made Proficient Scotland is a land of Legends and
romance from Robert to Bruce and Macbeth to Lake Monsters and the tragic Mary
Queen of Scots an overview of the best places to visit in Scotland
and located on the Firth of Forth Adam Barra is Scotland's capital and has
served as the seat of parliament since the 15th century the city has oodles of
things to see and do and is the second most popular tourist destination after
London in Great Britain of course you'll want to see its famous
castle and Royal Mile the main route through Old Town Edinburgh is a city
famous for its many festivals including the fringe the world's largest
international artist article and the Military Tattoo
now the largest city in Scotland Glasgow dates back to prehistoric times of the
river-clyde the largest seaport in Britain it was
once an important hub for shipbuilding and trade with North America it's a good
place to visit where you can immerse yourself in friendship charm and music
the city hosts 130 musical events on average per week he'll find historic
meeting evil buildings such as the Glasgow Cathedral and the old after nine
wall a shopaholics paradise with more than 1,500 stores to tempt the
pocketbook and a variety of sporting events one of Scotland's best-known
glance or valleys Glencoe is stunningly beautiful and at sometimes harshness
located 26 kilometres 60 miles south of Fort William Lancome is nestled between
hills and mountains including the pyramid like to watch a lot of more as
you travel through the c-shaped Valley be on the lookout for the
monument commemorating the 1692 massacre at Glencoe with the are Jill's ambushed
the McDonald's
if you like Scottish Gaelic literature and music the Hebrides Islands is just
the place to indulge your passion see an archipelago off Scotland's West Coast
the Hebrides are known for this culture it is here that George Orwell wrote 1984
the windswept islands have a quiet beauty to them more than 50 islands
including the Isle of Skye make up the inner and outer hebrides the islands
have great beaches and here likely to see seals and sea birdies
Britain's most northern city Inverness is the Gateway to the Scottish Highlands
located at the northern end of Loch Ness Inverness is a good place to visit in
Scotland if you like to walk walk along the river Ness to the nestlings the
Caledonian canal are the churches along the river to scroll to through Old Town
with its old stone buildings and a Victorian market where you can buy
crafts
i Loch Lomond is a bonny Lake does not define any means since it's the largest
inland lake in Great Britain the lake contains more than 30 islands including
in shimmering the largest island and freshwater into British Isles in 2002 it
was combined with triceps a small woodland Glen to make the law almond and
gossips National Park scenery including seven waterfalls will take your breath
away
most travelers visit Loch Ness with one thing in mind
they want to see Nessie the legendary Lady of the lake you probably won't see
the Loch Ness monster but a cruise on the lake is a fun way to search Loch
Ness is quite deep more than 750 feet in some places offering plenty of hiding
places for Nessie it's huge - holding more fresh water than all the lakes in
England and Wales combined take a stroll along the lake or visit quaint villages
including drum a troll ship home of the Loch Ness Exhibition Centre scattered
around the lake
70 islands including 20 that are inhabited make up the Orkney Islands an
archipelago off the north coast of Scotland portney residents predate the
Romans by several thousand years and once were part of Norway that has some
of the best preserved and oldest Olympic sites in Europe the prehistoric ring of
broader a circle of stone formations used in rituals is a must-see
people go to st. Andrews a town northeast of Edinburgh for many reasons
they go to learn the University of st. Andrews is the third oldest in the
english-speaking world they go to play golf the street Andrews is the home of
golf and the most frequent venue in the Open Championship they go to relax st.
Andrews is a pleasant coastal resort town they go for history to see st.
andrews castle sitting on a cliff overlooking the sea and city
the wolf isn't on our dynamo into Central Scotland city of Stirling
according to local legend a wolf how old when Vikings were about to invade the
Sulur ting villagers to the attack so they could save their homes Stirling is
a good place to see a medieval Scottish town
complete with imposing fortress 12th century castle and Church where Mary
Queen of Scots son King James who sicced was crowned in 1557 the Church of the
Holy Rood still conducts services on Sunday