Scotland is an ancient and culturally rich country, with a colourful, though often bloody, history. This turbulent and romantic heritage is reflected strongly in the breathtakingly varied countryside of the Highlands and in its old communities and towns. Edinburgh, the capital, has a coast and countryside that offers a beautiful backdrop to the towering grace of the city’s buildings.
Poet and writer Robert Burns is Scotland’s national bard and the Scots celebrate ‘Burn's Night’ on his birthday January 25th. Some other famous Scottish figures in history are Robert the Bruce, Rob Roy MacGregor, John Logie Baird, Sir Alexander Fleming, and more recently Sean Connery and Billy Connolly.
