Glasgow vs Edinburgh: which Scottish city should you visit first? Compare history, culture, food, costs and atmosphere to plan the perfect trip.
The Isle of Mull packs eagles, otters, castles, and colourful Tobermory into one extraordinary Hebridean island — plus get weekly Scotland stories free in our newsletter.
Discover the Isle of Islay — Scotland's whisky island with eight distilleries, sea air and ancient peat. Plus get weekly Scotland stories free in our newsletter.
Discover why Scotland’s world-class langoustines are caught on Loch Broom and shipped to Paris — 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 ancient Scottish selkie legend — the seal folk who walk as humans and long for the sea — still alive in Orkney and the Hebrides today. Plus get weekly Scotland stories free in our newsletter.
Discover what makes the Shetland Islands unlike anywhere else in Scotland — from Norse heritage to wild ponies and the summer simmer dim — plus get weekly Scotland stories free in our newsletter.
Harris Tweed is the only fabric in the world that has its own Act of Parliament. Discover how Scotland's Outer Hebrides still weave it by hand — plus get weekly Scotland stories free in our newsletter.
Caerlaverock is Scotland’s only triangular castle, rising from its moat near Dumfries — plus get weekly Scotland stories free in our newsletter.
Discover Scotland's crannogs — ancient Iron Age lake villages built directly on Highland lochs, occupied for thousands of years and still open to visitors today. — plus get weekly Scotland stories free in our newsletter.