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Lochs of Scotland

Isle of Skye

After exploring the magnificent

highlands, it’s time to travel towards the

heart of Scotland. It’s one of the largest

islands in the inner Hebrides named

as the Isle of Skye. The combination of

heroic mountain ranges and miles of

dramatic cliffs at the coastline makes the

place way more exceptional. Though the

island is spread over 50 miles, one can

easily stay here for a week just for the

exploration.

Isle of Skye has some beautiful villages

under its shadow. Portree — the capital

of Skye, Dunvegan, Edinbane, Uig, Staffin,

Broadford, Armadale, Carbost, Elgol and

Kyleakin are just few of them. All of these

hold a unique existence and cultural

variance. I would definitely recommend

a stay at one of these villages.

Skye is beautiful in any weather

condition and offers some unseen

photographic opportunities. They say

that Skye is for everyone and nobody

returns empty handed from here. Major

attractions in Isle of Skye are The Old

Man of Storr, Mealt Waterfall and Kilt

Rock, Elgol Beach, Quiraing and Neist

Point Lighthouse.

The Old Man of Storr is a large pinnacle

of rocks that stands high and can be

seen from miles around Skye. The hill is

famous for hiking and has been featured

in many popular movies.

Beautiful morning scenes at Kyleakin village in the Isle of Skye

There are almost 31,460 freshwater

lakes (famously called as loch) in

Scotland. By this time, you would have

realised that just few days of visit to

this magic land is not enough for the

exploration. It’s impossible to visit

all these lochs. However, Loch Ness,

Loch Lomond, Loch Morar are some

interesting ones due to their scales.

Loch Lomond is the largest freshwater

lake; however, Loch Morar is the

deepest in Scotland. Loch Ness just

follows these two but attracts more

travellers in search of the famous water

monster named Nessie. Nessie is just

more than a story and many people

claim seeing it in this 37-km-long

muddy lake. Even though there were no

clear evidences of proving it, Nessie has

become a part of family for highlanders

and a must visit friend for kids. This

image was shot from the Loch Ness

ferry ride. See if you can spot Nessie in

this picture!

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