Glasgow: Scotland With Style
Readers of Conde Nast Traveller magazine – the bible of the travel industry - have recently voted Glasgow as second only to London as a UK tourist destination. It was the 18th most popular city in the world for city breaks in 2003 with 3.2 million visitors. It was also voted second only to London for its food scene. And, being a resident of this great city, it’s easy to see why Glasgow is so popular.
City of Culture in 1990
http://www.bbc.co.uk/capitalofculture/glasgow/
City of Architecture in 1999 and home to beautiful buildings which, thanks to the foresight of the city leaders, have been preserved for everybody’s enjoyment. You can take a virtual walk around the place and see examples of the fine architecture at http://www.scotcities.com/central.htm
The home of 13 world class museums and art galleries
http://www.glasgowmuseums.com/
The home of over 60 of the country’s best restaurants
http://www.bestglasgowrestaurants.com/
The home of Charles Rennie Mackintosh, influential art nouveau artist, whose work survives mainly in Glasgow. Take a virtual tour of his surviving works at http://www.crmsociety.com/
A fabulous place for retail therapy. It has the glitziest and most stylish of shops, all contained within the city centre http://www.glasgowguide.co.uk/shops-thelist.html
Glasgow International Airport is on the city doorstep – literally 10 minutes away from the centre http://www.glasgowairport.com/
Prestwick Airport is just 32 miles from Glasgow centre, servicing the UK and Europe http://www.gpia.co.uk/
Glasgow Underground or ‘The Subway’ or ‘The Clockwork Orange’ – call it what you like, this underground transport system provides a cheap, efficient and easy way of getting around the city http://clyde-valley.com/glasgow/under.htm
Glasgow West End, centred around Byres Road, is the place to be for small cafes, bars, delicatessens and interesting restaurants. This is where the celebs live! http://www.glasgowwestend.co.uk/
Would you like to see a show? Watch a film? Glasgow offers you anything you might want. Check out this site http://www.gnws.co.uk/html/theatres.htm
Do you love live music? Just take a walk along Buchanan Street and listen to the buskers there – blues competes with reggae, folk, classical, country and western and the traditional pipe and drums for attention. Take a look here too: http://www.gigguide.co.uk/glasgow.htm
How about a music festival? http://www.glasgowmusicfestival.org/
Glasgow is the home of the National Piping Centre
http://www.thepipingcentre.co.uk/
6,000 of Scotland’s Gaelic speakers live in Glasgow
http://www.cnag.org.uk/ggc.htm
The home of Billy Connolly, Glaswegians have a style of humour all their own. It is born out of their tough, industrial history but lives on in what has become a sophisticated, vibrant city http://www.cnag.org.uk/ggc.htm
The jewel in Glasgow’s crown has got to be the Merchant City. It is bang at the heart of the city centre, just at the back of George Square which houses the imposing City Chambers. Recent redevelopment here has introduced a lifestyle mixture which must surely be the envy of the world, with residential accommodation, shops, bars, restaurants and businesses this means the area is simply buzzing. You must visit it! http://www.glasgowmerchantcity.net/
And yet, Glasgow is is only minutes from some of the most beautiful countryside in the world. Have a look at Loch Lomond and the Trossachs at http://www.lochlomond-trossachs.org/
