Glasgow Travel Guide

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Glasgow is a huge, sprawling city with a river running through it. Given a comfortable pair of shoes, it's possible to walk from the west end, through the center, north-east to the medieval area, down through the east end and over one of the many bridges to the south side in only a few hours. Luckily, there's an efficient and simple underground system with 15 … Read Glasgow introduction

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St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art

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Castle Street contains a wealth of medieval attractions and the multi-faith St Mungo Museum is one of them. The museum chronicles the world's major religions and when it was inaugurated it generated a good deal of controversy, no …
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Trades Hall of Glasgow
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City Chambers
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Willow Tea Rooms

Inn on the Green

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Established in 1984, The Inn On The Green is situated right on the edge of one of the city's largest parks, the aptly named Glasgow Green . This three-star …
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ABode Glasgow
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Park Inn Glasgow City Centre
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The Kings Park Hotel
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Premier Inn Glasgow Charing Cross

Insomnia

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Any city that doesn't sleep needs an all-night cafe and this is Glasgow's. Insomnia offers 24 hour service, whether you're after coffee, snacks, a hearty meal or just somewhere handy for a post-club chill. It's always busy, attracting …
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Bonne Auberge (La)
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Arta
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Fusion

Glasgow is a charming town. The cultural scene is lovely and it is a primary link to Stirling, Oban and the gorgeous Scottish Highlands. Glasgow is rich in culture, famous for Rennie MacIntosh& ... more

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Introduction

Glasgow is the most Scottish of cities, with a unique blend of friendliness, urban chaos, black humour and energy. It boasts excellent art galleries and museums, as well as numerous good-value restaurants, countless pubs and bars and a rollicking arts scene.

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Not to miss

St Mungo's Museum of Religious Life & Art A startling achievement, St Mungo's Museum is an audacious attempt to capture the world's major religions in an artistic nutshell. The attraction is twofold: firstly, impressive art that blurs the lines between religion and culture; and secondly the …

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Facts for the Traveller

Population : 689000 Area : 198km² Longitude / Latitude : -4.26994752884 / 55.8628082275 Currency : Pound Sterling (GBP) Weights & Measures system : Metric

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Getting there & Getting around

Getting there Glasgow International Airport, 16km (10mi) west of the city, and Glasgow Prestwick Airport 48km (30mi) southwest of Glasgow, handle domestic traffic and international flights. Many budget airlines fly from Prestwick airport to London Stanstead airport. All long-distance …

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History

Recent History At the turn of the millennium, there has been increasing confidence in the city. In 1999, Glasgow followed up the European City of Culture award it had won almost a decade previously by serving as the UK's City of Architecture & Design in 1999. And in 2003 Glasgow was made the …

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Weather

'Varied' is an accurate way to describe the many moods of Scotland's cool temperate climate. The weather changes quickly - a rainy day is often followed by a sunny one. There are also wide variations over small distances; while one glen broods under a cloud, the next may be basking in sunshine. May …

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Overview of Culzean

Some 19km (12 miles) south-southwest of Ayr and 6.5km (4 miles) west of Maybole on A719 is Culzean Castle. Maidens Bus (no. 60) from the Sandgate Bus Station in Ayr runs to Culzean six times per day; a 1-day round-trip ticket is £4.20 ($6.70) for adults and £2 ($3.20) for children.

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Overview

A 16th-century traveler described Glasgow as a flourishing cathedral city reminiscent of the beautiful fabrics and florid fields of England. Daniel Defoe in 1727 described it as the cleanest and beautifullest and best-built of cities. Booming prosperity, however, created a Glasgow less …

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