Must-see attractions in Scotland.

The Kingdom of Scotland is an ancient country in Western Europe, and its largest territory includes the northern part of Great Britain and several islands around it. I have collected the must-see attractions in Scotland. Welcome to reading.

St Andrews Castle

St Andrews, England, besides the famous university and golf course, there is also a very famous place-St Andrews Castle. This is not a complete and magnificent ancient castle, but a castle relic, but it is still a very famous tourist attraction. The ruins of the castle are located next to the picturesque St. Andrews coast, near the North Sea. Standing on the ruins of the castle, you can enjoy the charming coastline nearby.

St Andrews Castle was built at the end of 12, and was destroyed and rebuilt many times in the following hundreds of years. Many battles were related to this. It is surrounded by a cathedral, mainly in ruins, but it is quite attractive in itself. The most interesting part is some tunnels used for siege. You can walk along these damp, mossy tunnels with electric lights. In the 1950s, young James II often lived here. After the Protestant reformers were executed in 1545, other reformers took revenge. They murdered Cardinal Beaton and occupied St Andrews Castle. The reformers spent nearly a year digging a hole in the castle, during which they also dug a tunnel around the castle.

Royal mile

As the name implies, the royal mile is about a Scottish mile long. It starts from the famous Edinburgh Castle and ends at Holyrood Cathedral, connecting the two focuses of Scottish history, becoming the central avenue of the old city of Edinburgh and the busiest tourist street in the old city of Edinburgh. Only Prince Street in the new town can match it.

From west to east, the Royal Mile includes main streets, such as Binhai Art Center Castle, Castle Hill, Lang Market, High Street, Canongate and so on. These streets are intertwined with the alleys on both sides, forming the main trunk road of the old city.

Castle Square, formed in the19th century, is the training ground of the army and the annual Edinburgh military music venue. Castle Hill Street is very short, and the Scotch Whisky Cultural Heritage Center is here. Lawn market is flax market, mainly some tourist shops. Gladstone's Land is a17th century townhouse, which is reserved on the north side of the street and ends at the main intersection with George IV Bridge (south side) and Bank Street (north side). After crossing the intersection of George IV Bridge Street, it is called High Street. Like most cities in Britain, High Street is the center of Edinburgh and the most prosperous business district. Finally, the section after the intersection of St. Mary's Street is called Canongate. Pedestrians are getting thinner and thinner, surrounded by medieval buildings, simple and magnificent, full of historical atmosphere; At the end of the road is the palace in Hollywood.

Hmy Britannia

Britannia is a retired former British royal yacht, and its service time is from 1953 to 1997. The Britannia was built by john brown. Limited) was built in West Dunbarton, Scotland. Queen Elizabeth II launched on April 1953, and made her maiden voyage on April1October1. It was designed to be converted into a medical ship in wartime, but it was never really converted.

The Britannia has been used by the Queen and other members of the royal family, and has been used for 696 overseas visits and 272 visits in British waters. 198 1 year, Prince Charles also used this yacht when he married Princess Diana. As a yacht of the British royal family, it also played a rescue role in the war. 1986, a civil war broke out in southern Yemen, and the British government informed the nearby Britannia to go to the Gulf of Aden to rescue refugees from various countries. At this time, other ships in the Gulf of Aden had left the port to escape the war, and the refugees were picked up by motorboats. * * * rescued 10687 foreign refugees and diplomats, including China.

Glasgow

Glasgow is the largest city and commercial port in Scotland and the third largest city in Britain. Located at the mouth of the Clyde River in the west of central Scotland, it is also one of the most important Chinese communities in Britain.

Glasgow is a very cultural city, and there are many places worth visiting. For example: Kevin Grove Art Gallery and Museum, People's Palace, burrell Collection, Glasgow Museum of Modern Art, George Square, glasgow cathedral, Glasgow University, Glasgow Science Center and so on.

Glasgow is the home city of Celtic Football Club and Rangers Football Club. Celtic Football Club and Wanderers Football Club are located in Glasgow, with Celtic Park and broackes Stadium respectively. Glasgow is also the host city of the 2007 Sudirman Cup badminton tournament, which was held in Glasgow. 1997. On October 9th, 2007/KLOC-0, Glasgow defeated Abuja, Nigeria, and successfully applied for the right to host the 20 14 Commonwealth Games. This will be the third Commonwealth Games in Scotland. Prior to this, Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, held sports meetings in 1970 and 1986 respectively.