Scotland Top Things To Do
• Don't miss the annual Edinburgh Festival, among the world's biggest arts events (website: www.eif.co.uk). Shows might range from a short open-air concert to a full-scale production by the Royal Shakespeare Company or the London Symphony Orchestra.
• Sports fans can make the pilgrimage to Hampden Park in Glasgow, the national Scottish football (soccer) stadium. Guided tours are available (website: www.hampdenpark.co.uk).
• Island-hop by ferry between the many Hebrides (to the west), including Skye (website: www.skye.co.uk), Lewis and Harris (website: www.visithebrides.com), the Orkneys (website: www.visitorkney.com) and Shetlands (website: www.visitshetland.com) to the north.
• Walk, climb or ski on Aviemore in the Grampians (website: www.visitaviemore.com).
• Boat on Loch Lomond, Loch Ness or Loch Katrine.
• Cycle on the extensive network of signposted cycling routes and off-road trails for mountain biking. On small country roads there is often little traffic. Bicycle hire and cycling tours are available throughout the country.
• White-water raft on the fast-moving Highland rivers.
• Golfers will be in their element, with some 500 courses nationwide, among them the Old Course at St Andrews, the ‘Home of Golf' (website: www.standrews.org.uk), and further top championship courses at Carnoustie, Turnberry, Royal Troon and Muirfield.
• Sample Scotland's lip-smacking export at whisky distilleries (website: www.maltwhiskytrail.com) on the east coast, between Inverness and Aberdeen.
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