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has plenty of places to get away from it all. In the Highlands, you can walk for hours across misty moors and clamber up and down rocky slopes without seeing a soul, and only a shaggy Highland cow or a thread of smoke curling from a cottage chimney will dispel the feeling of blissful solitude. And when you`re ready for company, you`ll find it at friendly pubs and inns: For all its air of wildness, reinforced by its rebellious history and its moody weather, Scotland has a wonderfully cozy and warm side. The Scots have a strong hospitable streak and a great sense of humour. Scotland is the place for a city break from the usual. Glasgow`s relentless style and vibrancy. Edinburgh`s fabulous festivals. Dundee`s arts scene. Stirling`s historical heart. Aberdeen`s mix of big city and big country. Inverness, gateway to Europe`s last true wilderness.  Glasgow has become a center for architecture and design, and the annual Edinburgh International Festival, which gets bigger and zanier every year, is one of the hottest arts tickets in Europe. Scotland`s geography is characterized by the fabled Highlands, the Lowlands and its coastline, which is cut by firths. Acknowledged as Scotland`s national drink, whisky - in the Gaelic, uisge beatha - meaning `water of life` - has been produced here for longer than anyone can remember. Having begun centuries ago as a way of using up rain-soaked barley after a wet harvest and today the whisky industry has grown into one of the country`s biggest earners. The national symbol, the thistle, combines with evergreens and heather to enhance the countryside. And while the land can be bleak or even barren in places, the nation has many lush, dramatic and heart-stopping scenes of beauty in others. Industry is concentrated in the central valley of Scotland and around the main cities, especially Glasgow. Scotland is permeated with legend and romance. Its ruined castles standing amid fields of heather and bracken speak of a past full of heroism and struggle and events that still ring across the centuries. Its two great cities -- the ancient seat of Scottish royalty, Edinburgh, and even more ancient Glasgow, boasting Victorian splendour -- are among Europe`s most dynamic centers. Equally as thrilling is the country`s awesomely beautiful outdoors, with Highlands, mountains, lochs, salmon-filled rivers, incomparable golf courses, and so much more. Explore the dramatic Highlands and Islands, the great cities and the picturesque Scottish Borders.
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