DK Travel : Scotland

Scotland has an overwhelming abundance of natural beauty, hundreds of castles stand proud from its long and turbulent past, and an innate flair for enterprise and travel has endowed the nation with artistic treasures from around the world. The culture remains vibrant today, and there’s much to celebrate. Here’s a distillation of Scotland’s best.

Maes Howe, Orkney

This magnificent burial chamber, built c.2700 BC, is a World Heritage Site. Stoop low and walk through the entrance tunnel, carefully aligned with the solstice sun, and enter the greatest concentration of Viking graffiti ever discovered. Norsemen plundered the treasure but left the walls with a wealth of runes describing the kind of boasts and grumbles that men still make today. The torchlit tour is absolutely spellbinding!
main shopping centre

Glasgow is great for shopping clean and lots of coffee shops to take a break also lots of friendly people . If you need to relax just a short distance away you can be in loch lomond
Malmaison

As its name suggests, Malmaison looks to France for inspiration, and provides a winning mix of good brasserie food and contemporary styling in its rooms – wonderful bathrooms! Nicely set on the quay, next to Fishers (see Fishers, Leith) .
Malmaison

Malmaison exercises its mantra of getting the details right: large, comfortable beds, mood lighting and seriously pleasurable bathrooms, with power showers and baths suitable for hour-long soaks. French-style brasserie in the crypt (the building is a converted church) and a gym to counterbalance all the lazing about.
Manderston House

The swansong of the great classical house, this family home stands in sumptuous gardens and has the only silver staircase in the world.
Marmions

Long-running French-feel brasserie, popular with locals and visitors. Snacks, full and rich à la carte and wines for all tastes.
Marygarth Manse, Orkney

The small island of Sanday is a gem, and Mrs Flett runs a superb guesthouse here in this rambling, old, Victorian manse. She welcomes children and pets and caters for special diets. A native Orcadian upholding the islanders’ tradition of hospitality.
mccaigs folly

This looks like a Roman colliseum on a hill overlooking Oban bay. Itis quite a steep climb up but worth it for the views when you get there.
Mcduff Hotel Fort William

Nice 3* hotel very spacious lounges/Dining room.The bedrooms had everything you needed in them,the bathrooms were quite roomy also.We want to go back next year.
Mellerstain House

Scotland’s most splendid Georgian house (early 18th century) is another creation by architect Robert Adam. A vast edifice of perfect symmetry on the outside contains rooms of perfect proportions within. The delicate plasterwork of the library, resembling fine china, is considered one of Adam’s greatest accomplishments. Exquisite details abound throughout the interior, while, outside, splendid terraced gardens run down to an ornamental lake.

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