From Inverness to the Outer Hebrides and Shetland, this guide reveals some of the last wildernesses of Europe. The guide features all sides of the Highlands and Islands, exploring both the tourist honey-traps and Scotland¿s most remote regions. It highlights thriving traditions such as caber-tossing, Ceilidh music and story-telling, alongside the history of clans, tartans, and the Highland Clearances. The author¿s intimate knowledge of Highland life provides a unique insight into the region, its people, and their culture and beliefs; she offers sound advice as only an insider could. The guide also packs in a wealth of essential and up-to-date practical information, the latest listings, extensive maps and travel timetables, and expert advice on where to ski, walk, windsurf, fish, and star-gaze.
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"Understated, humorous writing"
--New York Daily News
--New York Daily News
"Are you suffering from a case of the travel-guide doldrums? Cadogan will not only get you where you¿re going, they¿ll lead you through medieval towns, intimate beaches and sleepy fishing villages along the way."
--Interline Traveler
--Interline Traveler
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From croft houses and peat fires on the islands of the Hebrides to the peaks and glens of the Highlands, the Cadogan Guide to the Scottish Highlands and Islands leads you into this pristine region's most tranquil yet welcoming corners, and out to places where you may have only a lighthouse for company. The majestic towns of Perth and Inverness rub shoulders with unspoiled fishing villages, grand country lodges and croft communities, and single-track roads and footpaths wind their way towards trout- and salmon-filled lochs, bogs and nature preserves, sandy beaches, and challenging mountain climbs. The author, a long-time explorer of the highlands, regales you on your travels with tales of the Scottish clans and the Clearances, taking you to visit medieval castle ruins, Viking graves and Celtic standing stones.
Inside you will find: practical travel advice; over 600 hand-picked places to stay; over 250 restaurants, bars & tea shops; 24 maps & site plans; color touring-map section; stunning color photography; country house hideaways, unspoiled lochs for sailing and atmospheric castle ruins.
Inside you will find: practical travel advice; over 600 hand-picked places to stay; over 250 restaurants, bars & tea shops; 24 maps & site plans; color touring-map section; stunning color photography; country house hideaways, unspoiled lochs for sailing and atmospheric castle ruins.
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