Lonely Planet’s Scotland’s Highlands & Islands is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Sip the water of life, whisky, in an ancient pub; walk the West Highland Way (or a little bit of it) for some of the country’s finest scenery; and join a ceiliah for an evening of Scottish dancing. All with your trusted travel companion.
Lonely Planet's Scotland's Highlands & Islands is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you.
From Inverness to the Outer Hebrides and Shetland, this guide reveals some of the last wildernesses of Europe.
Drawing on the knowledge and passion of Lonely Planet’s staff, authors and online community, we present a year’s worth of inspiration to take you out of the ordinary and into the unforgettable.
Ring of Brodgar ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE (www.historicenvironment.scot; h24hr) F A mile northwest of Stenness is this wide circle of standing stones, some over 5m tall. The last of the three Stenness monuments to be built (2500–2000 BC), ...
Robertson's (%01856-831889; Church Rd; light meals £3-9; hfood10am-9pm; W) CAFE £ Tastefully renovated, this characterful highceilinged space with chessboard tiles makes an atmospheric venue for a morning coffee and filled roll or light ...
In April 1946, Eric Blair (better known by his pen name of George Orwell), intending to give himself “six months' quiet” in which to complete his latest novel, moved to a remote farmhouse called Barnhill, at the northern end of Jura, ...
Lonely Planet's Scotland's Highlands & Islands is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you.
Roy's Tour DRIVING (www.roystours.webs.com; tours per group per hour $60) Knowledgeable local Roy Flowers narrates personalized five to sixhour taxi tours of the city ...
VALLETTA IN TWO DAYS Start the day with coffee at Lot Sixty One or No 43 before wandering Valletta's history-loaded streets. ... alarming achievements of medieval medicine to life and allows a glance inside this fascinating building.
With information on city strolls, coastal ambles & mountain hikes, this guide covers the whole Scottish experience on two feet.