Created in the early 1980s, the only malt whisky trail in the world includes seven working distilleries and a cooperage, nestled among the rolling green hills of Speyside.
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Scotland’s colourful history has left military strongholds across the country, from border castles raised against English incursions to island fortresses that controlled the seaways.
Scotland’s less-famed golf courses transport travellers to lonely beaches, ancient forests and fairytale castles.
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During this combustible holiday, costumed men carry nearly 1,000 torches through Lerwick, Scotland, in a procession that ends with the burning of a Viking-style ship.
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Every 25 January, dinners, dances, poetry recitals and a dram or two of Scotch whisky in honour of Scotland’s greatest poet.
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Great Britain is made up of more than six thousand islands, many of which offer a palpable feeling of stepping back in time.
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