Scotland

The land of the Brave Heart, Scotland is a stunningly beautiful country, famous for its whisky and Kilts. The languages spoken in Scotland are English and Scottish Gaelic. However, only 70,000 people, mostly on the western islands, still speak Scottish Gaelic. Scotland is a country with many inventions include electricity, penicillin, steam locomotive, the bicycle, and the rain coat. This might just be the perfect, peaceful surroundings to achieve the maximum progress with your InTuition Language course.

Things to see and do

Edinburgh

Edinburgh is located on the east coast of Scotland and it is the ancient capital of Scotland. It has often been referred to as the Athens of the North. The Royal Mile is one of the most famous streets in the world, and provides history as well as lovely typical shops. Other places worth visiting in Edinburgh are the imposing Castle, the National Gallery of Scotland, and the Greek Acropolys on Calton Hill. Princes Street is a great place for shopping and going out at night. The Arts Festival in August is the biggest in the world. UNESCO acclaimed Edinburgh to be the first City of Literature.

Glasgow

Scotland’s second largest city but the locals claim it to be the friendliest! It’s considered to offer the second-best shopping in the UK, after London. Glasgow has been proclaimed British City of Architecture and Design and European City of Culture. Scotland’s best-known football clubs, Glasgow Rangers and Celtic FC, are located in Glasgow. The city has a thriving music scene, which stimulated bands like Snow Patrol and Franz Ferdinand to take it to the next level. Also, lots of museums and art galleries can be found in Glasgow.

Other locations worth visiting are the famous lakes Loch Lomond and Loch Ness, historical castles and ruins like Melrose Abbey or the Rosslyn Chapel, the Scottish countryside, or one of the fine distilleries.

Did you know...

... that Scotland comprises of approximately 790 islands, out of which around 130 are inhabited?

... that Scotland is considered to be the home land of golf? It has been played in St. Andrews since the 15th century.

... that the official animal of Scotland is the unicorn?

... that Scotland boasts of over 600 square miles of freshwater lakes?

... that seven out of ten Scots have blue eyes?

How to get there

First ScotRail is the biggest train company in Scotland, providing most of the domestic rail connections and even night trains to London.

Edinburgh Airport, Glasgow International Airport. Aberdeen also has an international airport.

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