photos of beautiful places::The stonebuilt houses, lovely gardens, small shops along the high street and the fantastically warm people make the smaller places much more attractive than larger cities like edinburgh or glasgow photos of beautiful places

photos of beautiful places::The stonebuilt houses, lovely gardens, small shops along the high street and the fantastically warm people make the smaller places much more attractive than larger cities like edinburgh or glasgow.
It should come as no surprise, then, that my favorite places in scotland all have access to the open sea.
North berwick north berwick is an attractive seaside resort and harbor town located on the southern side of the firth of forth where it meets the north sea.
It is the very first coastal town i had the chance of visiting in scotland and as soon as i got there, i was hooked.
North berwick has so much to offer.
My absolute favorite part is the beach which stretches for miles along the coast.
There are three offshore islands in north berwick: craigleith, fidra and, the most impressive of them, the bass rock.
I remember the first time i laid my eyes on the bass rock, an extinct volcano turned prison, now one of the largest seabird colonies in europe.
The bass rock is white with the thousands of kilograms of droppings from the large gannet population.
Be warned, the smell becomes somewhat difficult to bear if you decide to take the boat tour to the rock.
The harbor and town itself are also attractive and so is berwick law, the coneshaped hill overlooking the town, until recently crowned with a magnificent set of whale jawbones.
Pittenweem the fishing villages of east neuk, fife, are, among my favorite places in scotland.
They are all so picturesque with their redtiled rooftops and whitewash houses that choosing a single one was no easy task.
But the best thing about pittenweem is that the journey to it and beyond is packed with places to see: culross, elie, lower largo, st monans, anstruther, crail and st andrews.
Portree portree is the largest town on the isle of skye population 2,000.
This square has, aside from bus stops, a bank, the post office, the bakery, and not far from it, a supermarket as well as shops and a hostel.
The harbor is the focal point in portree not surprising, with the pubs and seafood restaurants and the amazing views across portree bay.
I highly recommend the short walk up on the lump, the hill above the harbor which gives great views all around.
On a clear day, you can even see the old man of storr in the distance.
Plockton plockton is one of those magical scottish detours.
Regular residents also include highland cows to the delight of visitors.
You can see them sheltering in the shade or grazing on the village island at low tides or causing traffic jams on the singletrack roads around the area.
The views from plockton are simply superb with rocky hills in the distance and duncraig castle just across the busy bay.
The walk towards st abbs head with its lighthouse is very attractive and so is the harbor itself.