The Inner and Outer Hebrides lie on Scotland’s northwest coast, at the very edge of Europe. They share a rugged natural beauty with vast unspoilt beaches and a wide range of fascinating wildlife, a unique culture and age-old traditions.

The northern groups of islands called Orkney and Shetland are also stunningly beautiful. Here you’ll find some of the most fascinating and, at times, awesome archaeological sites in Europe. You’ll see burial mounds, stones circles and the first settlements of the earliest peoples.

You can still see remains of the island’s Norse heritage even to this day. Thousand of birds and other interesting wildlife now make their home on these magical islands.