Tour: Scotland’s capitals in 7 days
Tour: Scotland’s capitals in 7 days
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A 360km-loop leaving Edinburgh.
Day 1 & 2: Edinburgh
Visit the Scottish capital, a seat of power and centre of art: castle, Royal Mile and St Giles Cathedral, the Georgian district of New Town, the Scottish Houses of Parliament, the National Museum of Scotland and the Scottish National Gallery.
Stay overnight (see accommodation in Edinburgh)
Day 3: Glasgow
Visit Glasgow, the capital of architecture: the Gothic cathedral, Victorian and Georgian edifices in Merchant City, Mackintosh’s Art nouveau masterpieces and the contemporary skyline of Clyde Waterfront.
Stay overnight (see accommodation in Glasgow)
Day 4: Stirling and its surroundings
Stirling and Devon Valley are the strategic heart of the struggle for Scottish independence: the historic town and fortified castle of Stirling, Wallace Monument, Dollar and Castle Campbell, Bannockburn battlefield.
Stay overnight (see accommodation in Stirling
In Stirling, take part in the nighttime visit of the historic town in the company of a costumed guide.
Day 5: Towards Perth
Take the road to Loch Leven, the biggest lake of the Lowlands, then head towards Perth, the Scottish capital for three centuries and visit Scone Palace.
Stay overnight in Perth (see accommodation in Perth)
Day 6: Dundee
Head towards Dundee, the capital of design and inventors-explorers: walk around the city centre and on the banks of the Tay where you can visit the V & A Dundee, Discovery Point Museum, Mills Observatory and the regenerated waterfront alongside the Tay.
Stay overnight (see accommodation in Dundee)
Day 7: St Andrews
Head towards St Andrews, headquarters of the country’s oldest university, a former religious capital and now the international capital of golf: visit the cathedral, Wardlaw Museum and the British Golf Museum.
Head back to Edinburgh along the coast of Fife via Dunfermline, a former capital laid out around an abbey, and Culross Palace.
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