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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.

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 […]

Ullapool – Harbour Town and Gateway to the Wilderness

A row of white houses along the shore of Loch Broom – Ullapool has all the romantic charm of a fishing harbour, but offers plenty more besides. It’s the last sizeable settlement before you head into the solitude of the North Highlands, and it’s also the ferry port for the crossing to Stornoway on the […]

Cape Wrath – the End of the British Mainland

This is where the British mainland ends – and it does so impressively! The “Clo Mor” cliff drops 190 metres, sheer. If that’s not an ending with a bang, what is? Cape Wrath isn’t just about the cliff, though – there’s more to it. A beautiful white lighthouse stands here, built in 1828 by Robert […]

Jarlshof – 4,000 Years of History in One Place

Blick vom großen Gebäude über die Ausgrabungen am Jarlshof

Es ist die Top-Sehenswürdigkeit auf Shetland. Und das zu Recht. Denn der Jarlshof ist ein faszinierendes Stück Geschichte vor beeindruckender Kulisse.

Tarlair Swimming Pool – Art Deco Swimming Pool with Café

Bathing culture once dominated Scotland’s recreational scene. Today, only a few of those former seaside resorts remain. The Tarlair Swimming Pool is one of them. At first, it was about hygiene; then it was about fitness; and finally, public baths became social gathering places. The boundaries between the former social classes blurred noticeably here. The […]

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Smoo Cave – an Emerald Cave in the Highlands

Machir Bay – a Dream Beach on Islay

Ullapool – Harbour Town and Gateway to the Wilderness

Cape Wrath – the End of the British Mainland

Jarlshof – 4,000 Years of History in One Place

Tarlair Swimming Pool – Art Deco Swimming Pool with Café

Duffus Castle – King David and the Dutch

Slains Castle – Count Dracula and the Jacobite women

Fowlsheugh – impressive North Sea cliffs full of seabirds

Crail – a beautiful harbour town in Fife