Frommer's Scotland's Best-Loved Driving Tours - Softcover

British Auto Association; Williams, David

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9780028638409: Frommer's Scotland's Best-Loved Driving Tours

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0028638409 ISBN 13: 9780028638409

Publisher: *Frommers, 2000

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Frommer's Driving Tours are packed with detailed, color-coded maps and stunning full-color photographs. Each guide outlines dozens of driving tour options and then helps you plan your route with exact directions, distances, and driving times. You'll see all the top sights and then have the flexibility to discover the hidden pleasures of each destination � our suggested routes include scenic detours and stops for spectacular views, easy walks, shopping, dining, and fun breaks for travelers with children. We'll show you how to enjoy some of the world's most spectacular drives!

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Scotland's a country to see by car. With its lochs and hills, small towns and country inns, you lose a lot of autonomy by depending on public transportation. Frommer's guide presents 25 itineraries--all with precise directions, distances and drive times, sights along the way, history, nature, and family-oriented highlights, recommended walks, scenic side trips, and detailed, accurate route-planning maps.

Divvied up into four regions with five to seven tours each, the routes take one to three days to drive. The writing is informative, and the color photography is splendid, assisting with the task of choosing among the many fine trips. If you're after stony castles, hillside ambles, breathtaking mountain scenery, and watching a man hand-weave tartans on a loom, the "Doon the Watter" tour might appeal, while the "Queen of the South" tour features prehistoric chambered tombs, the Kircudbright Wildlife Park, and a rocky memorial to Robert the Bruce. If, on the other hand, jagged sea shores, old whaling centers, whisky distilleries, and stones with Pictish symbols are more to your fancy, "The Fishing Trail" might interest you more. Either way, Frommer's guide provides wonderful assistance in selecting then enjoying the sort of Scottish holiday you had in mind.

From the Back Cover:

Everything You Need to See the Best of Scotland by Car! Let Frommer's Take You To:

Jagged coastlines, freshwater lakes, and saltwater fjords
St. Andrews, home of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club
Hip and historic Edinburgh: Princes Street, the Royal Mile, and the magnificent Palace of Holyroodhouse
The Trossachs, the romantic countryside of Rob Roy
The towering peaks of the Torridon Highlands and the mysterious Loch Ness
And much, much more!

Inside You'll Find:

25 distinctive, easy-to-use itineraries—all fully illustrated with beautiful full-color photos
Exact directions, distances, and driving times for each route
All the sights along the way—with highlights for history buffs, nature lovers, and families traveling with kids
Scenic side trips, special moments, and recommended walks
Detailed, accurate full-color route-planning maps

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