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Excellent overview of the world’s religions through their art. Best of all is Salvador Dali’s Crucifixion , a unique perspective.

Quaint seaside resort with a harbour, an open-air Olympic-size swimming pool and a giant, playable draughts (checkers) board. Birds wheel and soar around the cliffs and Dunottar Castle (see Dunottar Castle) is a short drive away.

A town of flagstoned streets and a museum that draws on the Orcadian connection with the Hudson Bay Shipping Company.

As inviting as their name sounds, this small cluster of islands in Loch Broom offers solitude before the magnificent arena of the Coigach mountains.

A simple, isolated cottage with five-star views over the sea to Skye and the Western Isles – sunsets are utterly breathtaking. Only accessible by foot, Craig is 3 miles (5 km) from Little Diabeg or 5 miles (9 km) from Red Point – and lovely miles they are too. You’ll need to bring a sleeping bag, and bear in mind that there’s no phone on site.

Hosting touring exhibitions of surprising quality, the Swanson has a widely varying programme.

The only distillery on Skye and it’s been producing a highly respected malt since 1830, legally at least (see Isle of Skye) . Tours last 40 minutes and are bright and informative.

Tenements were standard Glasgow flats and Agnes Toward lived an ordinary life in this one for over 50 years.

A market full of bargains, not all of them entirely legal. Riotously alive and fascinating, but hold on tight to your wallet.

To get to this small coastal village, you’ll drive on pure adrenalin – the road climbs 750 m (2,000 ft) in steep zig-zags to the Pass of the Sheep. Even they have to hold on tight. The scenery – with views across to Skye – is magnificent, and from here the more gradual descent into Applecross begins.