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Scotland

Scotland

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Where should you base yourself?

Glencoe Skye Glasgow Inverness Edinburgh

Where to stay 5

Three steep ridges rising above a mountain pass with a road below and cloud on the summits, Glencoe, ScotlandWhere to stayWhere to Stay in Glencoe: Inside the Glen, or Twenty Minutes AwayA row of brightly painted houses along a small harbour with hills behind, Portree, Isle of SkyeWhere to stayWhere to Stay on Skye: Portree, or Closer to What You Came ForAn ornate Victorian civic building in pale stone facing a city square with statues, George Square, GlasgowWhere to stayWhere to Stay in Glasgow: Centre for Convenience, West End for Everything ElseA river running through a small Scottish city with stone buildings and a castle on a rise above the bank, InvernessWhere to stayWhere to Stay in Inverness: A Base, Not a DestinationA ridge of tall dark stone tenement buildings rising above gardens with a castle at one end, Edinburgh Old Town, ScotlandWhere to stayWhere to Stay in Edinburgh: Two Cities, Five Minutes Apart

How many days 2

A single track road with a passing place sign winding across open moorland towards mountains, Scottish HighlandsHow many daysHow Many Days in Scotland? Seven for the Highlands, Ten for SkyeA castle on top of a sheer volcanic rock above a city with gardens below, Edinburgh, ScotlandHow many daysHow Many Days in Edinburgh? Three, and the Hills Count

Itinerary 7

A high mountain with snow patches rising above a glen and a loch, Ben Nevis area, ScotlandItinerary6 Day Scotland Itinerary: Three Bases, or Two Done ProperlyA calm loch with wooded islands and hills rising behind under soft cloud, Loch Lomond, ScotlandItinerary5 Day Scotland Itinerary: Two Bases, and What Will Not FitA wide glen with a river running between steep heather covered slopes, Scottish HighlandsItinerary7 Day Scotland Itinerary: Skye or the North, Not BothBare brown mountains above a winding road and a river valley under broken cloud, Scottish HighlandsItinerary10 Day Scotland Itinerary: Five Bases, Two Nights EachAn open market square surrounded by tall stone buildings with a castle on the rock above, Grassmarket, EdinburghItinerary2 Day Edinburgh Itinerary: Four Things and a HillA sloping cobbled street of tall dark stone buildings with a cathedral crown spire, Royal Mile, EdinburghItineraryEdinburgh 3 Day Itinerary: The Ridge, the Grid, and BeyondA deep mountain valley with steep bare slopes and a road running through it under heavy cloud, Glencoe, ScotlandItineraryScotland Itinerary: Ten Days, Four Bases, Slow Roads