Historisches Archive

Museum of Island Life – old Blackouses on the Isle of Skye

Dark, thatched houses duck into the Skye landscape. Inside, it’s cramped and there’s a smell of peat fire. The Skye Museum of Island Life impressively shows its visitors what life was like here a hundred years ago.

Glenelg-Skye Ferry – on the floating museum to Skye

The Glenelg-Skye Ferry is the last of its kind. A car ferry whose deck is turned – by hand, mind you. It crosses the sea between the Isle of Skye and the mainland at a historic point.