Scotland

Scotland is a wee jaggy bit of land at the top of Britain in the North West of Europe. The population is a measly 5 million odd and the weather is generally wet and cold. The capital city is Edinburgh, though Glasgow is much larger, and the newly built parliament in Edinburgh seats the devolved government. The vast majority of Scots live in the Central Belt in the South of Scotland, there are some cities further up the East Coast but large tracts of the mountainous Northern interior are empty and the North West Highlands and Islands are only sparsely populated.

There are loads of great places to visit in Scotland whatever your interests may be and there are also loads of awful, depressing eyesores which should be carefully avoided. This section will give you a taste of some of these places, a bit of historical background and an indication of what kind of experience you are likely to have should you choose to visit them.

The places have been broken down below into cities, towns, villages, islands and sites of interest.

You can click on the map or the links below for more information on each place.