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Among the four countries making up the United Kingdom, Scotland is one. Scotland occupies the northern part of the island of Great Britain and shares a land border in southern England. The whole region is bordered by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean north and west and north-Channel and Irish Sea south-west. Outside the continent, Scotland consists of over 790 islands. Edinburgh, Scotland's capital is also a place regarded as the second largest city in Scotland. Other than the main island, the country of Scotland also includes more than 790 islands. Edinburgh is also considered as the second largest city .Glasgow is also the centre of the Greater Glasgow.

The tourism aspect of the country of Scotland is well-developed and a very famous tourist destination. Each year, Scotland is in charge of tours to help nearly 200000 jobs mainly in the services sector, with tourist spending on average £ 4bn a year. The country derives most of the tourists visiting the place of the United Kingdom. During 2002, tourists from the United Kingdom made 18.5 million visits to

Scotland, staying 64.5 million nights and spending £ 3.7bn .Residents of other countries have taken 1, 58 million visits to Scotland, remaining 15 million nights and spending £ 806m. Travelers from USA have proved to be the largest source of visitors from overseas.

This clean and pristine destination is equipped with all the vagaries of nature. The place is filled with all landscapes and thousands of historic sites and attractions with a long history and culture. The biggest attractions of Scotland are the prehistoric stone circles, standing stones, burial chambers, and many vestiges of the Bronze Age, Iron Age and the Stone Age. The country also holds many historic castles, battlefields, beautiful houses, ruins and museums. Another important factor that ensures and attracts tourists to this beautiful country is the culture of Scotland.

The culture of Scotland perhaps by having seen a gape in its museums as they truly represent the evolution of the culture of Scotland through the aftershocks and the remains collected since ancient times. The famous museums of Scotland are as follows:

* Aberdeen Maritime Museum
* Provost Ross’s House, Aberdeen
* Castle Douglas art gallery
* Museum Dumfries
* McManus Galleries, Dundee

Tours in Scotland understand that Edinburgh, the capital, the Old and New Towns of the city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The main attractions are Edinburgh Castle, the Palace of Holy Roodhouse, Our Dynamic Earth and the Royal Mile. Glasgow which is known to be the largest city in the country, and the second largest tourist destination after Edinburgh also has a lot of tourist. The main attractions are the Burrell Collection, Glasgow Cathedral, the Science Centre in Glasgow and the Kelvingrove Museum.

 
 
 
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