Edinburgh
Scottish capital, as famous for its festivals as its castle.
Scottish capital, as famous for its festivals as its castle.
The country’s historical roots are deeply embedded in the sandy soils of Central Scotland.
Scotland's extremities encourage superlatives; from Britain's deepest lake (Loch Ness) to its highest peak (Ben Nevis), and all the way out to the Shetlands where they're not even sure if they're part of Scotland or Britain.
Ever-evolving, cutting-edge city with an epic live-music scene.
Since medieval times Aberdeenshire and its northwestern neighbour Moray have been the richest and most fertile regions of the Highlands.
Orkney captures the imagination and the eye, its balding turf reflective of constantly changing shades of light as clouds scurry across windswept skies.
Inverness, one of the fastest growing towns in Britain, is the capital of the Highlands.
Protruding like a serpent's head from Scotland's east coast, Fife (www.
Aberdeen is the powerhouse of the northeast, fuelled by the North Sea petroleum industry.
Covering Scotland's wasplike waist, this region has always been a crucial strategic point dividing the Lowlands from the Highlands.
Angus is fertile farming region stretching north from Dundee – Scotland's fourth-largest city – to the Highland border.
Ayrshire is synonymous with golf and with Robert Burns – and there's plenty on offer here to satisfy both of these pursuits.
Some of the region's finest attractions lie in the gentle hills and lush valleys of Dumfries & Galloway.
Inverness, the primary city and shopping centre of the Highlands, has a great location astride the River Ness at the northern end of the Great Glen.
For sheer scenic variety, Perthshire is the pick of Scotland's regions and a place where everyone will find a special, personal spot − whether it's a bleak moor, snaking loch, postcard-perfect village or magnificent forest.
Quintessential Highland country such as this, marked by single-track roads, breathtaking emptiness and a wild, fragile beauty, is a rarity on the modern, crowded, highly urbanised island of Britain.
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