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The Scottish capital, Edinburgh, is a handsome and ancient
city, famous for its magnificent castle and Palace of Holy Roodhouse as well as
for a world-acclaimed international arts festival and some excellent museums Ð
not least the outstanding National Museum of Scotland. A short journey west is
Glasgow, a sprawling industrial metropolis that has done much to improve its
image in recent years and can now boast a range of fine museums and galleries
to complement the impressive architectural legacy of its eighteenth- and
nineteenth-century heyday.
Southern Scotland, often underrated, features some gorgeous scenery, but
nothing quite to compare to the shadowy glens and well-walked hills of the
Trossachs, or to the Highlands, whose multitude of mountains, sea cliffs, glens
and lochs cover the northern two-thirds of the country. Inverness is an obvious
base, although Fort William, at the opposite end of the Great Glen near Ben
Nevis, Britain's highest mountain, is an alternative.
Some of Britain's most thrilling wilderness experiences are to be had on the
Scottish islands, the most accessible of which extend in a long rocky chain off
the Atlantic coast, from Arran through Skye (the most visited of the Hebrides)
to the Western Isles, where the remarkably hostile terrain harbours some of the
last bastions of the Gaelic language. At Britain's northern extreme lie the
sea- and wind-buffeted Orkney and Shetland Islands, whose rich Norse heritage
makes them distinct in dialect and culture from mainland Scotland, while their
wild scenery offers some of Britain's finest bird watching and some stunning
archaeological remains.
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Scotish Tourist Board: http://www.visitscotland.com
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