Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (73/75 Belford Road, Edinburgh) — Home to Scotland’s outstanding national collection of modern and contemporary art, the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art comprises two buildings, Modern One and Modern Two. Set in beautiful parkland close to the Waters of Leith you can explore sculpture by major artists such […]
Museo de Queensferry (53 High Street, South Queensferry): ubicado en el histórico antiguo burgo real de Queensferry (justo al oeste de Edimburgo), el museo ofrece magníficas vistas de los dos grandes puentes que cruzan el Forth. Sus colecciones trazan la historia de la gente de Queensferry y Dalmeny, el histórico pasaje en ferry a Fife. […]
Queensferry Museum (53 High Street, South Queensferry) — located in the historic former royal burgh of Queensferry (just west of Edinburgh), the museum commands magnificent views of the two great bridges spanning the Forth. Its collections trace the history of the people of Queensferry and Dalmeny, the historic ferry passage to Fife. Admission: free. Hours: […]
Heart of Neolithic Orkney: el grupo de monumentos neolíticos en Orkney consta de una gran tumba con cámaras (Maes Howe), dos círculos ceremoniales de piedra (las Piedras de Stenness y el Anillo de Brodgar) y un asentamiento (Skara Brae), junto con un Número de sitios de entierro, ceremoniales y de asentamiento no excavados. El grupo […]
Heart of Neolithic Orkney — the group of Neolithic monuments on Orkney consists of a large chambered tomb (Maes Howe), two ceremonial stone circles (the Stones of Stenness and the Ring of Brodgar) and a settlement (Skara Brae), together with a number of unexcavated burial, ceremonial and settlement sites. The group constitutes a major prehistoric […]
Monumento de Nelson (Calton Hill, Edimburgo): este es un monumento para el almirante Lord Nelson, que murió en la batalla de Trafalgar en 1805. Este monumento contiene una bola del tiempo que se deja caer diariamente a las 1: 00 pm. La parte superior del monumento ofrece a los visitantes vistas de la ciudad y […]
Nelson Monument (Calton Hill, Edinburgh) – looking like a tall stone telescope from afar, this is a monument for Admiral Lord Nelson, who died at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. This monument contains a time ball which is dropped daily at 1:00 pm. The top of the monument provides visitors with views of the […]
Museo Nacional de la Guerra (Castillo de Edimburgo, Castlehill, Edimburgo): ubicado dentro del Castillo de Edimburgo, los visitantes pueden aprender más sobre la vida de los escoceses en guerra desde el campo de batalla hasta el Frente de la Casa. Los visitantes también pueden aprender sobre el coraje de los hombres y mujeres escoceses en […]
National War Museum (Edinburgh Castle, Castlehill, Edinburgh) – located within Edinburgh Castle, visitors can learn more life for Scots at war from the field of battle to the Home Front. Visitors can also learn about the courage of Scots men and women in wartime, discover war stories and Scottish military life from weapons to the […]
White Caste (Llanthony Crosseny, Abergavenny, Gwent) – this is another of the so-called “Three Castles” (or “castles of the Trilateral”). Of those castles, this one is in much better condition than, in particular, Skenfrith. Unlike other castles, which were built for both military purposes and as regal residences, this one existed strictly to hold off […]