Place of interest Archive

Inverewe Garden – a Colourful Garden in the Highlands

Gartenanlage im Walled Garden von Inverewe

On a barren hillside in the Highlands, a Scotsman created a Garden of Eden – Inverewe Garden. Here he coaxed magnificent plants from all over the world into thriving, and today every visitor can marvel at them. Inverewe Garden covers almost 21 hectares – roughly the size of 40 football pitches. And it needs every […]

Smoo Cave – an Emerald Cave in the Highlands

Grün schimmernde Algen an kalten Steinwänden, ein unterirdischer Wasserfall, eine große Kammer, die sich zu einer Bucht mit Sandstrand öffnet – die Smoo Cave ist eine beeindruckende Naturschönheit im Norden Schottlands.

Fort George – a Bulwark Against the Highlands

A building conceived as a massive threat to the clans: never again shall you rise up! Even today, Fort George radiates a sense of strength and dominance – and it’s not just military history buffs who fall under the spell of the place. A cold symmetry underlies this barracks: long straight lines, steep ramps, sudden […]

Camster Cairns – Eerie Burial Mounds in Caithness

Eerie. Grey stone tombs in a bleak, boggy landscape in the middle of nowhere. The Camster Cairns have patiently kept their secret here for thousands of years. A Stone Age death cult is thought to have taken place in these two burial monuments around 5,000 years ago – though exactly what was celebrated in the […]

Luss – Scotland’s loveliest village on Loch Lomond

Ein typisches Haus in Luss am Loch Lomond

Small houses line the road leading to the loch. All around them lies a stunning landscape. A visit to Luss on Loch Lomond.

St Magnus Cathedral – the Viking Saint of Orkney

For over 850 years, the cathedral in Kirkwall has commemorated St Magnus of Orkney. It’s also Britain’s most northerly cathedral – and a rather special one at that, with a few quirks of its own. St Magnus is admittedly a fairly small cathedral compared with Britain’s other buildings of this kind. But it’s beautifully adorned […]

Standing Stones of Stenness – Three Stone Giants

Es sind nur drei, aber sie flößen Respekt ein. Denn die Standing Stones of Stenness ragen bis zu sechs Meter weit in den Himmel. Sie sind scharfkantig geschnitten und weit über das flache Land von Orkney sichtbar.

Kilchoman – an Abandoned Place Steeped in History on Islay

Kilchoman was once a thriving community on Islay – today, only the eerie graveyard, the ruined church and the old stone cross remain to remind us of the people who once lived here. That alone makes it worth a visit – that, and of course the distillery and the glorious beach nearby. Kilchoman’s handful of […]

Ullapool to Poolewe – the Wilderness Walk

Three days, roughly 50 kilometres straight across the Highland wilderness. Past imposing mountains, over rocky passes, to glorious lochs and lakes. This is the Wilderness Walk between Ullapool and Poolewe. It’s not an easy walk. You don’t have to climb the whole of the rugged, rocky An Teallach massif, but there’s still a fair amount […]

Machir Bay – a Dream Beach on Islay

Two kilometres of glorious sandy beach on Scotland’s Atlantic coast, on the beautiful Hebridean island of Islay. The bay faces west, making for wonderful sunsets here. Inland, the beach is fringed by sand dunes, thickly covered in prickly marram grass – though paths lead through them too, and a short dune walk is well worth […]