St Andrews Bay is Scotland's newest resort destination, located on the breathtaking cliff-top of a spectacular formation. The hotel has been designed in keeping with its surroundings and its two championship golf courses have panoramic views of the River Tay estuary, the cliffs between St Andrews and Crail, the North Sea and the medieval skyline of St Andrews. Spread over 520 acres that have preserved the landscape's natural beauty, the spirit and traditions of golf extends beyond the pristine fairways to pervade the magnificent resort.
An innovative way to appreciate art has been introduced at the National Galleries of Scotland which is currently exhibiting 'Van Gogh and Britain: Pioneer Collectors'. This is the first time in forty years that a major Van Gogh show is being held in the UK. A free video/audio file known as the PodCurator that can be watched online or downloaded to your iPod or other MP3 player has been made available at Scotland's premier Art Gallery in Edinburgh by the generous support of Scottish Enterprise's Tourism Innovation Development Award.
Scotland is Europe's wildlife destination and beside the animals and birds seen on land you can enjoy an excursion off the coast to catch a glimpse of sea animals, particularly cetaceans of all shapes and sizes. A renowned area in Scotland for this is the Moray Firth, though bottlenose dolphins may be seen all around the coast of Scotland. Common dolphins are seen around the Hebrides and the west coast is popular whale-watching territory; you are likely to spot minke whale around the Small Isles, and if you are really lucky, the orca in the Minches. There are plenty of sharks on the west coast too.
Robert Burns, the national poet of Scotland was not only a great poet and songwriter he was also a keen social commentator who wrote with great empathy about love and universal brotherhood. Visitors to Scotland in January must definitely partake in a Burns Night supper ritual that is held all over Scotland on his birth anniversary, January 25th as a tribute to his memory. Irrespective of whether it is held in a formal dining room or the local pub, the program followed is the same. In fact this ritual has now spread to other parts of the world.
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