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The Most Beautiful Villages of Scotland

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Hugh Palmer's "The Most Beautiful Villages of Scotland" is a coffee table-type book providing short photographic essays on approximately 35 very attractive Scottish villages. The photography is absolutely stunning; the accompanying narrative provides a sense of what might be unique and interesting about each selected village. Many villages, for example, contain unique styles or mixtures of styles of architecture. Some others may contain an ancient castle or are located in the wild highlands. The villages themselves are broadly representative of the Scottish Lowlands, Highlands, and Islands. There is a short section on travel information at the end.

This is not your typical travel information book in that it is not meant to provide the basis for planning a vacation in Scotland. It may be useful to the traveler who is already familar with Scotland and looking for new and different places to visit. It may also be useful as a book of memories for those fortunate enough to visit some of the remarkable locations depicted in the book.

This book is recommended to those who cherish their memories of rural Scotland, and to those who want to build some memories.

Wonderful book with pictures of the beautiful vilages of Scotland. The book was bought for my 98 year old father who relived his life as a boy when he traveled around his homeland, Scotland. He said the scenes were just as he remembered them to be.

There are many books in the series and they are all good. But since I love Scotland, I specially love this one. You can take a little trip to the Scottish villages from your armchair, or you can sit back and remember your trip and which of the areas you saw for yourself. Or you can look through the book and plan a future trip itinerary.

My brother-in-law, a Scot of great pride and wisedom, received this book as a Christmas present from our family. He loves the beautiful photos, which bring back many childhood memories of his great heritage and beautiful landscapes of many years ago. Very glad I purchased this for him and I would recommend for anyone with a Scottish connection or if you are interested in traveling abroad.