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Scotland's most famous tourist attractions may be its ancient castles, towering highland landscapes, and centuries of history. However, as mytravelbritain.co.uk describes, Scotland is also filled with more modern attractions, especially in its two major cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Scotland's border with England is 96kms long, and although Edinburgh is Scotland's capital, Glasgow is its most populated city. More tourists come to Scotland in August than any other month, according to mytravelbritain.co.uk, but Scotland's tourism season traditionally lasts from April to September.
A minimum of a week is recommended by mytravelbritain.co.uk to tour all of Scotland's highlights. Edinburgh and Glasgow can each be explored during two day periods, while the best way to tour the rest of Scotland is aboard the famous Royal Scotsman railway. This rail journey through Scotland's rural highlands takes between three to five days.
Those able to spend more than a week in Scotland may also spend three or four days driving past the breathtaking lochs and ancient castles scattered throughout Scotland's countryside. Scotland also contains hundreds of tiny, yet beautiful islands. The best known of Scotland's islands include Orkney Island, Shetland Island, and the Isle of Skye.
Dunvegan Castle and the Quiraing Mountain Pass are both located on the Isle of Skye, while Shetland Island is best known for its Viking heritage. Scotland is also home to the United Kingdom's highest mountain, Ben Nevis, which more than 100,000 people attempt to climb every year. The oldest religious site in Scotland is Iona Abbey, first founded in 563 and successfully restored during the 1800s.