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A rich and varied country, Scotland offers everything from historical sights and world-class museums and galleries to some of the most beautiful scenery in Britain. Be inspired to visit by the brand new Insight Pocket Guide Scotland, a concise, full-color guide to this fascinating country that combines lively text with vivid photography to highlight the best that Scotland has to offer.
Inside Insight Pocket Guide Scotland:
- Where To Go details the countrys key sights, from the cosmopolitan cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow to the rugged Highlands and the Inner Hebrides, while handy maps on the cover flaps help you find your way around, and are cross-referenced to the text.
- Top 10 Attractions gives a run-down of the best sights to take in on your trip, including Edinburgh Castle, Glasgows Burrell Collection, Urquhart Castle and Loch Lomond.
- A Perfect Day in Edinburgh provides an itinerary for one day in the capital city.
- What To Do is a snapshot of ways to spend your spare time, from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe to the Highland Games and salmon fishing to hiking in the Highlands.
- Essential information on Scotlands rich cultural heritage, including a brief history of Scotland.
- Eating Out covers the countrys traditional cuisine.
- Curated listings of the best hotels and restaurants.
- AZ of all the practical information youll need.
About Insight Guides: Insight Guides has over 40 years experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce around 400 full-color print guide books and maps as well as picture-packed eBooks to meet different travelers needs. Insight Guides unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture together create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.
Insight Guides has spawned many imitators but is still the best of its type. - Wanderlust Magazine
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This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Scotland, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.
The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Scotland, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.
In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.
Maps
All key attractions and sights in Scotland are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.
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Youll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Scotland. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.
About Insight Guides
Insight Guides have more than 40 years experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce 400 full-colour titles, in both print and digital form, covering more than 200 destinations across the globe, in a variety of formats to meet your different needs.
Insight Guides are written by local authors, whose expertise is evident in the extensive historical and cultural background features. Each destination is carefully researched by regional experts to ensure our guides provide the very latest information. All the reviews in Insight Guides are independent; we strive to maintain an impartial view. Our reviews are carefully selected to guide you to the best places to eat, go out and shop, so you can be confident that when we say a place is special, we really mean it.
2016 Apa Digital (CH) AG and Apa Publications (UK) Ltd
Table of Contents
Scotlands Top 10 Attractions
Top Attraction #1
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Edinburgh
The capital has everything: a castle, a palace, a parliament, an international arts festival, haute cuisine.... For more information, .
Top Attraction #2
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Culzean Castle
Spectacularly positioned on a cliffs edge, it dates from the 16th century. For more information, .
Top Attraction #3
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Glen Coe
Its stunning scenery is a magnet for hikers. For more information, .
Top Attraction #4
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Burrell Collection
Glasgows treasure trove of outstanding art. For more information, .
Top Attraction #5
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Loch Lomond
Britains largest freshwater lake has fired the imagination of many a composer and writer, including Sir Walter Scott. For more information, .
Top Attraction #6
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Skye
The atmospheric isle has a number of dramatic rock formations. For more information, .
Top Attraction #7
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Burns Country
The Burns Heritage Trail runs from Alloway to Dumfries. For more information, .
Top Attraction #8
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Urquhart Castle
A romantic ruin by Loch Ness that may have been the site of a Pictish fort. For more information, .
Top Attraction #9
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Inverewe Garden
Overlooking Loch Ewe, here subtropical flora and fauna thrive. For more information, .
Top Attraction #10
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St Andrews
On the Fife coast is the home of golf and Scotlands oldest university. For more information, .
A Perfect Day in Edinburgh
9.00am
Breakfast
The ideal place to start a day of culture is at the Scottish Caf inside the Scottish National Gallery, on Princes Street. Set yourself up with a traditional breakfast before a look around the gallery.
10.00am
Edinburgh Castle
Follow the Mound, crossing Princes Street Gardens towards the Old Town and climb the steep steps up to the castle. Its worth getting to the castle early to avoid the crowds. From here there are great views across the New Town below.
11.30am
Castle Hill
Walk back down Castle Hill, passing attractions such as the Scotch Whisky Experience, Camera Obscura and Gladstones Land, along the way. Take time to explore the vennels and wynds as you go.
12.30pm
Shopping
Off George V Bridge, visit Victoria Street with its specialist shops, and continue on into the Grassmarket for lots of lunch options. Retrace your steps and continue to High Street, where St Giles Cathedral dominates.
2.00pm
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