Aberdeen gets unfairly overlooked, but Scotland's Granite City has medieval streets, a golden beach, world-class day trips and food worth travelling for — plus get weekly Scotland stories free in our newsletter.
Culross is one of Scotland's best-preserved historic villages, sitting on the Firth of Forth just an hour from Edinburgh. Here's everything you need to know before you visit.
Discover the ancient Gaelic words hidden inside Scotland's everyday place names — from glen and loch to inver and ben — plus get weekly Scotland stories free in our newsletter.
Edinburgh Beltane Fire Festival: Scotland marks the beginning of summer every 30 April with fire, drumming, and a procession on Calton Hill.
Discover the story behind Cullen Skink, Scotland's beloved smoked haddock soup from a Moray fishing village — plus get weekly Scotland stories free in our newsletter.
Scotland's North Coast 500 winds through some of Europe's most dramatic landscapes — plus get weekly Scotland stories free in our newsletter.
Aberdeenshire has more castles than any other Scottish county — from pink Craigievar to clifftop Dunnottar. Explore Scotland’s Castle Country — plus get weekly Scotland stories free in our newsletter.
Scotland's Common Ridings send hundreds of horse riders through Border towns every summer — a 500-year tradition of community pride still very much alive today — plus get weekly Scotland stories free in our newsletter.
Discover the best things to do in Oban, Scotland — from McCaig's Tower and fresh harbour seafood to island ferries and the historic distillery.
Discover what Scotland's ancient triple spiral, the triskelion, really means — and why Scots have carved it in stone for 5,000 years — plus get weekly Scotland stories free in our newsletter.