Best for whisky tasting Scotland’s national drink is whisky – from the Gaelic uisge beatha, meaning “water of life” – and this fiery spirit has been made here for more than 500 y… See more

Best for bird-watching Close enough to Norway to make Scottish nationality an ambiguous concept, the Shetland Islands are Britain's northernmost outpost. The stirringly bl… See more

Best for a lakeside hike Despite being less than an hour’s drive from the bustle and sprawl of Glasgow, the bonnie braes (banks) of Loch Lomond– immortalized in the words o… See more

Best for year-round entertainment Scotland's capital is justly famous for its festivals. Yet this is a city of year-round pleasures and many moods. Visit in spring to take in th… See more