Attractions

Jazz Returns to the Highlands

Inverness

Image via Wikipedia One Scottish Highlands attraction most people won’t know about is performing arts.  We have plenty to entertain us, and it’s not all bagpipes, drums and kilts.  The Highlands has drama. It also has Jazz. Real Jazz.  New York style Jazz For years now the Nairn Jazz Festival has attracted popular musicians from [...]

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A Sky You’ll Never Tire of Looking At

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The sky at Dornoch is worth a special visit. Even for the Scottish Highlands it’s unusual – a sky you’ll never tire of looking at. But what does that mean? Surely any sky is just the sky, – Right? Well not quite, and this slide show video shows why. We used to live in the [...]

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What Happened to You in the Highlands

Places

Share your Highlands experiences with our readers, here. Help people who’re interested in knowing the real story of Europe’s last great wilderness by telling your stories. How did you enjoy your visit? Was it on our unique golf courses? Was it the peace and quiet? Was it the splendid isolation of our hills? Maybe it [...]

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Kitesurfing Capital of the Highlands

Beaches

Kitesurfing has never, to my knowledge, been listed as a major attraction in the Highlands of Scotland. We’re all used to the golf, the shooting, the fishing, the walking and the whisky. But not Kitesurfing. As these pictures will show both Highlands tourism organisations and Kitesurfers should be talking about Dornoch as a major venue. [...]

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The Sutherland County Show

Dornoch

One attraction held in Dornoch every July is the Sutherland County Show. People come from all over the Highlands to enjoy the animal shows, the entertainment and hospitality (food and drink, but it isn’t free). This is huge fun for anybody not used to local agricultural shows and an interesting alternative to the other Highlands [...]

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Why You Should Visit the Scottish Highlands

Attractions

The attractions of the Scottish Highlands aren’t necessarily those you would expect, and certainly aren’t limited to castle ruins, pipe bands, tartan and haggis. That’s the impression you’ll get visiting Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, but there’s a lot more to the Highlands, both attractions for tourists and attractions for immigrants, like us. But where exactly is [...]

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