Scotland Vacations to Glasgow
Why would you want to spend your Scotland vacations in Glasgow? This is a city with high quality museums and galleries, an incredible nightlife, and friendly locals. Glasgow is also said to have buildings that rival Barcelona and Paris. Glasgow is definitely worthy of your Scotland vacations. If you have the time it would be fun to walk all over Glasgow to really see it, but if you don’t want to do that, then you can take a bus or subway to just about anywhere you want to go. There is a long list of attractions that you might want to visit on your Scotland vacation to Glasgow. Here are just two to get you started.
Gallery of Modern Art
I bet you knew about Scotland’s long history with tons of art to fill each decade, but did you know that there is a vibrant modern art movement too? This modern art gallery is controversial in its humorous interpretation of itself and of Scotland. This is a constantly changing exhibition, so even if you visited a few years of even six months ago you would still see something different today. You will also find a café and a public library to round out your experience.
The Mackintosh Trail
Charles Rennie Mackintosh was an architect that was popular in the early twentieth century. He was born in Glasgow in 1868. Mackintosh along with his wife and his wife’s sister and husband dominated Glasgow style for a while. If you enjoy his style of architecture than there are several building to see around Glasgow. For example; Glasgow School of Art, Willow Tearooms, Mackintosh House, Scotland Street School, and St. Matthew’s Free Church. Many of these buildings are close enough together to walk.
Above photo of University, Glasgow, Scotland from the Library of Congress