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If Scotland is your chosen destination for your holiday and your holiday cottage then you could consider the islands (Hebrides, Orkneys and Shetlands, the Grampians, the Western Highlands, the Borders, Galloway, Aberdeenshire and the far northern counties, again, to name just a few. Not to be missed are the cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh, both so different, and with so much to offer the tourist, but almost no distance apart.

Fife If your visit takes you to Fife, still frequently known as the 'Kingdom of Fife', you will find yourself in a an area, of rolling hills and moors in the centre and to the north, and with fertile lands in the more southerly parts rolling down to the shores of the Firth of Forth. It's here that you will find the famous golf course of St Andrews. The fabulous coastline is dotted with fishing villages like Pittenweem, Crail and St. Monans, and the 150km Fife Coastal Path takes the walker from North Queensferry to the Tay Bridge. Fife was important in establishing early trading links reaching from the Baltic ports to Spain. Here, also, is Dysart which was once known as 'Little Holland' and many of its houses still have roofs and gables reminiscent of that time. Dunfermline, on the southern coast of the county and linked to Edinburgh by the Forth Road Bridge, was once the capital of Scotland and it is here that Robert the Bruce lies buried.

Aberdeenshire Your choice might fall on Aberdeenshire with the 'granite' city of Aberdeen dominating the eastern coastline. Within this county can be found the Cairngorm National Park, Royal Deeside and a staggering number of castles, museums, art galleries and distilleries to visit. Along Deeside you can visit the towns of Banchory, Aboyne, Ballater and Braemar. Aberdeen itself is one of Scotland's major cities and offers all the attractions, both modern and historical, that you'd expect from a thriving, dynamic and cosmopolitan city.

Highlands and Islands In Western and Northern Scotland are the Highlands and Islands, the Inner and Outer Hebrides, the Orkneys and Shetland Isles. There are the northerly counties of Sutherland with Caithness, with their empty, rolling moors and dramatic seascapes, John o'Groats, Thurso and Wick. You'll discover Wester Ross and the Black Isle with Inverness; landscapes that are wildernesses of unspoiled hills, mountains and lochs for walkers and climbers alike. To the far west are the islands, Mull, Arran, Bute, Jura, Islay, Coll and Tiree, Colonsay, Canna, Rum Eigg and Muck - visit Skye from mainland Kyle of Lochalsh. On the mainland drive along the 'Road to the Isles', today the stretch between Fort William and Mallaig but, in more ancient times, the old cattle droving tracks from Skye to the markets of mainland Scotland. Visit the Glenfinnan Monument commemorating Bonnie Prince Charlie's arrival in 1745 and the beginning of his attempt to regain the throne of England for the Stuart Kings. Steeped in the romantic history of the Highlands this is a place of mountains, deep, mysterious lochs, nature in the raw and remote glens and villages. Not to be missed is Inverness and, of course, Loch Ness (but no guarantee of monsters!) Aviemore, in the Cairngorms, offers yet another different face of Scotland. Its forested mountain slopes and deep river valleys have a breathtaking beauty all of their own. Your biggest problem, when you decide to visit Scotland will be in deciding just where to rent your holiday cottage.