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About Scotland
Forming the northern part of Great Britain, Scotland is the second largest constituent nation of the United Kingdom and is home to a population of over 5 million inhabitants, the majority living in the fertile central belt of the country around Glasgow and Edinburgh. Covering an area of 31,510 sq miles, Scotland is divided into two geologically distinctive landscapes, The Highlands occupying the north of the country and the Lowlands in the South, divided by the Highland Boundary Vault.
| With 787 islands and 26 rivers flowing
directly into the Atlantic Ocean and North Sea, Scotland is a premiere
European holiday destination traversed with rugged mountainous terrain
that carve deeply into sparkling lakes known as ‘lochs’.
Much of the highest peaks can be found in the Cairngorm and Grampian
Mountains in the West and Central Highlands, the largest being Ben
Nevis with an altitiude of 1344 metres, the UK’s highest. The
spectacular peaks in the north of the country are a mecca for walkers,
mountaineers and winter sports enthusiasts coming from all parts of
the globe. Notable areas are Fort William, Lochaber and Glen Nevis,
Aviemore and the Cairngorms, Glenshee and Braemar. In the fertile, low-lying Midland Valley, also known as the Central Belt, the Capital City, Edinburgh and Scotland’s largest city, Glasgow are both an essential part to the Scottish itinerary. Steeped in history and rich |
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Internationally renowned as the 'Home of Golf', Scotland boasts over 500 golf courses and the world's oldest course at Perth. The sport has been played in the country since 1502, long before the establishment of the old course at Saint Andrews, one of the world's most prestigious championship courses. Follow the footsteps of Tiger Woods and other household names associated with Scotland's oldest sport at St. Andrews, Turnberry, Royal Troon and Carnoustie where visitors can take part in tuition and practice sessions, courtesy of professional tutors.
Testimony to Scotland's rich inheritance and turbulent past can be traced at a host of sites and monuments up and down the country. Often regarded as nationals symbols of Scotland, Edinburgh Castle along-side Stirling Castle are two of the country's oldest fortified sites, historically serving as strategic military fortresses and latterly serving their purpose as the home of Scotland's Monarchs. The stunning Royal Apartments in Edinburgh Castle is where Mary Queen of Scots gave birth to her son James VI of Scotland who later became James V of England. A visit to the Hebridean Islands and Orkney and Shetlands certainly warrant discovery for their ancient archaeological and megalithic sites that date from pre-historic times. The most noted of which are the Callinish Stones on the Isle of Lewis and Skara Brae in the Orkneys.
From its rich cultural diversity of its cosmopolitan cities to its Gaelic-speaking and Celtic traditions, Scotland has retained and conserved much of its cultural heritage and has shifted into the 21st Century as a dynamic, forward-thinking nation. Visit Scotland and be enchanted by its music, its people, its breathtaking scenery and its sumptuous cuisine, enticing you to return to this land of many contrasts.
