Scotland at a Glance
The historic battle for Scotland's independence from England, led by the charismatic,
kilted figures of Sir William Wallace, John Balliol and Robert the Bruce, combine
with a wild landscape of untouched mountains and rock, rivers and firth, all to prove
why Scotland should have always been a free land. Celtic influences and a penchant
for the incredible make this a place of numerous unexplained stone circles and
the home of an unusual underwater monster named Nessie.
Capital city Edinburgh retains
much of its superb Victorian and Georgian buildings, Glasgow's
endless energy and humour spurs on a thriving artistic population, and, set
on the North Sea, prosperous Aberdeen's
granite architecture glitters. Dundee
is a gateway to the spectacular Highlands
and its opportunities for outdoor pursuits, and the strategically-placed Stirling
boasts Scotland's finest castle. Along with its respected university, St.
Andrews inevitably plays host to several golf enthusiasts who have made
pilgrimages to their sport's most venerated course, and the Western
Isles, or Na h-Eileanan Siar, Orkney
and the Shetland Islands
provide racous and singular Scottish experiences.
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