scotland

In the beginning of 2nd millenium B.C. there were small communities on the west coast, Shetlands and Orkney Islands. The Romans, which called it Caledonia, tried to invade it between A.D. 82 and 208, but they were unsuccessful. In the 5th…

Getting to Scotland is quite easy. Airports of some countries in Central Europe, Ireland, Wales, Scandinavia and England have direct flights to Edinburgh and Glasgow. From other countries you have to stop in Paris, London, Amsterdam and…

The Isle of Arran or, simply, Arran, is situated in the Firth of Clyde near Glasgow (in south-western part of Scotland). The island has approximately 5,000 inhabitans and measure around 167 square miles (433 km2) in area being the seventh…

In Inner Hebrides, the Isle of Skye is occasionally called "The shining jewel in the Hebridean crown". Skye shines it's genuine beauty from the jagged peaks of Cuilin hills to the rough northern tip of the Trotterniosh peninsula. Here you…

Aberdeen is the third largest city, after Glasgow and Edinburgh, in Scotland with 202,000 inhabitants. It has an identity different from other Scottish cities. The city of Aberdeen is known as "the Granite City" for the colour of old…