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Highlands Tourist Information
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Breathtakingly beautiful, The Highlands offers the quintessential Scottish landscape of rugged mountain, heather moorland, lochs (lakes), glens (valleys) and sea. Arguably at its best where mountain meets water, the region has a fjord-like coastline with a multitude of inlets and islands to explore.
Famous the world over for its scenery in areas such as Glen Coe, Loch Ness and Ben Nevis (the highest mountain in the UK), the Highlands feels like a wild and remote country, but is an area well provided for with attractions and amenities in the local towns and villages.
Inverness is the capital of the Highlands - the only city in the region - and is a vibrant yet compact place and the ideal base to explore the north of Scotland. Other popular towns include Fort William, gateway to the mountains and a centre for all types of outdoor pursuits, the lovely harbour of Ullapool and Grantown-on-Spey, an elegant stone-built town en route to the whisky trail.
The Highlands have a wealth of scenic islands, including the Isle of Skye - known to most as the place where Bonnie Prince Charlie evaded the English - and Isle of Raasay. The remote Small Isles include Rum, Eigg and Muck and are reached by ferry from Mallaig.
Steeped in history, visitors come to the Highlands to explore the stunning castles and historic sites. The best known include the iconic Eilean Donan Castle on its island near the Kyle of Lochalsh, and Cawdor castle near Nairn. Near Inverness is the battlefield of Culloden, where the Jacobite rebellion was quashed in 1746.
Breathtakingly beautiful, The Highlands offers the quintessential Scottish landscape of rugged mountain, heather moorland, lochs (lakes), glens (valleys) and sea. Arguably at its best where mountain meets water, the region has a fjord-like coastline with a multitude of inlets and islands to explore.
Famous the world over for its scenery in areas such as Glen Coe, Loch Ness and Ben Nevis (the highest mountain in the UK), the Highlands feels like a wild and remote country, but is an area well provided for with attractions and amenities in the local towns and villages.
Inverness is the capital of the Highlands - the only city in the region - and is a vibrant yet compact place and the ideal base to explore the north of Scotland. Other popular towns include Fort William, gateway to the mountains and a centre for all types of outdoor pursuits, the lovely harbour of Ullapool and Grantown-on-Spey, an elegant stone-built town en route to the whisky trail.
The Highlands have a wealth of scenic islands, including the Isle of Skye - known to most as the place where Bonnie Prince Charlie evaded the English - and Isle of Raasay. The remote Small Isles include Rum, Eigg and Muck and are reached by ferry from Mallaig.
Steeped in history, visitors come to the Highlands to explore the stunning castles and historic sites. The best known include the iconic Eilean Donan Castle on its island near the Kyle of Lochalsh, and Cawdor castle near Nairn. Near Inverness is the battlefield of Culloden, where the Jacobite rebellion was quashed in 1746.
Tourist Information on Towns in Highlands
Aviemore
Cromarty
Dornoch
Durness
Fort Augustus
Fort William
Gairloch
Glen Coe
Grantown-on-Spey
Inverness
Isle of Raasay
Isle of Skye
John O''Groats
Kingussie
Kyle of Lochalsh
Loch Ness
Lochinver
Mallaig
Nairn
Tain
The Small Isles
Thurso
Tongue
Torridon
Ullapool
Wick
Map of Highlands
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