Scotland is a beautiful country, with a wide range of landscapes from the rolling hills of the Borders to the rugged mountains of the north-west Highlands.
Scotland is a small, North European country of around 79,000 square kilometres. There are just over 5 million Scots. We are part of the United Kingdom, but we have our own devolved parliament based in the capital, Edinburgh, and our own distinct culture.
From majestic glens and tranquil lochs to exciting concerts and pulsing city nightlife, Scotland offers an unrivalled range of things to see and do. For the more energetic there are exceptional leisure facilities, including the some of the world’s greatest golf courses, stunning mountain walks and thrilling watersports centres.
If you simply want to relax, you can enjoy countless historic castles, monuments
and museums, or perhaps take a relaxing canal trip across the country on either
the Caledonian or Forth & Clyde Canal.
If you're planning a visit to Scotland, for either business or pleasure, Visit Scotland's website has lots of information about places to visit, things to see and do, and a searchable database of places to stay.
As well as being a popular holiday destination, Scotland is a fantastic place to live and work. Scotland offers leading companies from around the world a high-quality business location, together with an exceptional quality of life. Scotland's traditions, history and culture are known around the world, and are studied at many leading universities in Europe, North America and Australasia.
The country boasts international airports at Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen
and Prestwick in Ayrshire, as well as several regional airports. There are
also good rail and road links across the country, and an exceptional range
of accommodation and visitor attractions.
For a small nation, Scotland has a remarkably wide and varied culture. Find out more about our festivals, arts and passionate nature.
Scotland is a vibrant, exciting country, with a wide and extraordinarily rich heritage.
What makes Scotland so distinctive?
There are some things that are uniquely Scottish but in truth, there's no
single element that defines the country. Rather, it's a subtle blend of many
different ingredients that have been added to the mix down through the centuries.
Here, you can find a flavour of these - Scotland's often turbulent past, her
extraordinary people, the rich diversity of her arts and culture, and the
many other features found around the country which have produced a nation
that treasures its past and keenly anticipates its future.
To help you discover the best that Scotland has to offer, check out our extensive range of itineraries and begin exploring the country at your own pace.
The most distinctive feature of Scotland’s history, nationally and internationally, is probably that of clanship and the predominantly Highland clans. Too often, however, writings on the clans give precedence to literary romanticism over historical realism. In order to see the clans in their true historical perspective, the examination of five key themes is essential – the origins of the clans, the structure of clanship, clanship and disorder, the clans and the Royal House of Stewart and the aftermath of Culloden.
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