Scottish International Storytelling Festival
The Edinburgh International Storytelling Festival will transport you to other worlds, times and places through the traditional telling of tales.
Scottish Lifestyle
In Scotland, we think that what you do for fun is just as important as what you do for work. This page gives you the low-down on an average work week, and those all-important holidays.
South of Scotland Spotlight: “Living the dream” in Scotland
We got the chance to chat with Alice Landry, who moved to Scotland from England to run a B&B and is, in her own words: “living the dream”.
Sport in Scotland
It was a Scotsman, William McGregor, who set up the first English football league and it was in Scotland that the first ever international match was played: in Partick, Glasgow where England and Scotland drew 0-0 in 1872.
The Highlands
By far the largest region in Scotland, the Highlands covers nearly 10,000 sq miles in northern Scotland. The region is home to stunning scenery, including the legendary Loch Ness.
The Italian Connection
Special relationships and mingling bloodlines don't come much thicker than the Scots and the Italians. In the 1890s, thousands of families from central Italy, fleeing poverty, arrived in Scotland. Today there are 30,000 Scots Italians. From ice cream parlours to the big screen they've enriched the culture enormously.
The Outer Hebrides
The Outer Hebrides, also known as The Western Isles, is an island chain off the north west coast of Scotland. They are made up of more than 70 islands, of which only 15 are inhabited.
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
There are few who can resist the stirring skirl of the pipes and the powerful crash of the drums at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo!