Skye is known for its friendly people and incredible landscapes which make it perfect for your Scotland Vacations.

Armadale Castle and Gardens

The Garden of Skye contains the ruins of Armadale Castle and Gardens overlooking Kyleakin harbor. You will find a ruined castle turned into a museum, an old stable house restaurant, bookshop, gift shop, self catering accommodation, and guided walks around the grounds.

Aros Experience

Located just south of Portree this museum is a multi-media presentation tells the story of the island from the 1700 until now.

Dunvegan Castle

This has long been a stronghold for the MacLeod clan. Dates back to the 13th century. Find an incredible assortment of antiquities inside and beautiful gardens outside.

Eilean Ban

Eilean Ban is a nature reserve on a small island. It can be reached by the Bright Water Visitors Center on the Pier of Kyleakin. There is a decommissioned light house on the island with a beautifully refurbished keeper’s cottage.

Luib Croft Museum

The Luib Croft Museum is an interesting folk museum. Look for the collection of 19th century newspaper clippings of crofter’s grievances.

Skye Museum of Island Life

See how the crofters lived in these seven thatched cottages. Find it south of Duntulm Castle ruin.

Strathnaver

Strathnaver is a valley that was abandoned by its residents between 1912 and 1819 when the area was cleared for grazing during the highland clearances. You can see the remains of walls and small homesteads.

Torridon

Scotland’s first national nature reserve, complete with a visitor’s center. You can enjoy a nice trail along the north shore of Lock Torridon.

Ullapool

A well planed out village in the 1788 by the British Fisheries Society. Take the MV Summer Queen Cruse twelve miles up to see the “Green Bumps of the Summer Isles”.

Urquhart Castle

A ruined castle built on rocky outcropping in Lock Ness. This castle was blown up in 1691, but has a wonderful visitor’s center with found artifacts form the castle.

Wick Heritage Centre

A planned fishing village built in the 19 century. Look for the Heritage Centre which exhibits the town in its heyday as the busiest herring fishing port.

 

Above photo of Island of Skye by .:fotomaf:.

 

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Scotland is estimated at around 30,000 SQ miles. That is a lot of ground to cover while on your Scotland vacations. Few people have the time or money to see it all. You are probably finding that you will need to pick and area or two to visit instead of the whole thing. So where do you start to look for the right part of Scotland to visit. Read on to find out the character of each area and visit back for lists of things to do in each area for your Scotland vacations.

Scotland Vacations in Edinburgh 

Edinburgh is known for its Edinburgh castle that sits on top of and old volcano. Although that is a perfectly good reason to choose Edinburgh to visit there is so much more to the city and the greater area. The center of Edinburgh is split in half by Princess Street Gardens. The north sides was built in the age of reason and are Greaten style. The south site is Old Town where you will find medieval architecture and tight allays and closes. Edinburgh also has many museums so it is a cultural destination.

Scotland Vacations in Dumfries

Dumfries is a town of only about 30,000 residents and known for being the resting place for Robbie Burns. This is a quiet town that you might only want to visit for a day, but it is a perfect jumping off place to visit the region surrounding it such as the Solway coast. As Burns also spend his last five years there you will find a few places to see that are associated with him. In the nineteen sixties there was building that got rid of many original building, but what is left of the red sandstone buildings to be worth a look.

Scotland Vacations in Glasgow 

Glasgow is situated on the river Clyde, which makes it the perfect place to have been an industrial giant. Glasgow tents to have a gritty feel and bad part of town because of its failed industry in the 1960s and 1970s. Today Glasgow can seem to be a stark gray city, but is now known for being a city of culture. You will find very imaginative museums, which demonstrate Scotland’s past, present, and future. The architecture is definitely worth a visit to Glasgow it itself.

Scotland Vacations in Skye

Skye and the Western Isles have many intriguing things to see. This Area does not have many pubs; instead it is full of churches. You can take a scenic ferry to the island or the less scenic road. Skye is considered the centered of Gaelic culture. If you are a real outdoorsman than you should have no problem finding enough to keep you happy for a week of two in Skye. If your just in it for fantastic view than this is also the place for you.

Scotland Vacations in the Inverness

Inverness is located in the spectacular Highland of Scotland and known as the only city in the Highlands. This area is full of castles and other historic sites. Inverness is a busy hub that is the perfect place to stay or get transportation while exploring other parts of the Highland. Inverness sits on the river Ness and has a few foot paths worth taking.

 

Above photo of Scotland – Trotternish/Island of Skye by vtveen

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