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.
Stand at the edge of the ancient Rothiemurchus Forest and you understand immediately. These Caledonian pines are some of the oldest living things in Britain. The deer paths weave between roots that were here before any castle was built. The silence is enormous. Red Deer in the Cairngorms National Park in Scotland – Shutterstock The […]
Older than the pyramids, Skara Brae on Orkney was hidden for millennia until a storm revealed it in 1850. Explore this ancient wonder — plus get Scotland stories free in our newsletter.
Explore the secret closes of Edinburgh’s Royal Mile — over 100 ancient passageways hiding history, ghost stories, and hidden gems most visitors miss — plus get weekly Scotland stories free in our newsletter.