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3 reasons to celebrate Scotland and St Andrew's Day

Today Scotland is celebrating St Andrew's Day and thanks to Trafalgar we've listed three reasons to celebrate the land of castles, kilt, lochs and legends.

Today Scotland is celebrating St Andrew’s Day and thanks to Trafalgar we’ve listed three reasons to celebrate the land of castles, kilt, lochs and legends.

1. Edinburgh Festival

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Edinburgh

2017 sees the 70th anniversary of the internationally acclaimed Edinburgh Festival. What better way to celebrate than seeing the Edinburgh Military Tattoo with the best seats in the house next August?

The 7 day Best of Scotland starts in Edinburgh, includes tickets to the Tattoo and then traverses the Highlands and central Scotland before finishing in Glasgow.

2. Scotland’s year of History, Heritage and Archaeology

Orkneys. Image Source: Visit Scotland

Orkneys. Image Source: Visit Scotland

Embrace Scotland’s year of History, Heritage and Archaeology and take an in-depth trip throughout the stunning Highlands Islands and Cities.

This 13 day adventure showcases the history of the Orkneys, Skye, Mull and lona, on a journey that takes you from The Borders to Ballachulish and beyond, as well as embracing the metropolis’ of Edinburgh and Glasgow.

3. Celtic Filmscapes

Craigh na Dun, filming location in Outlander. Image Source: Visit Scotland

Craigh na Dun, filming location in Outlander. Image Source: Visit Scotland

Jet-setters of the world can unite in 2017 thanks to Trafalgar’s Celtic Filmscapes – an 11 day cinematic appreciation of small screen and silver screen filming locations.

Enjoy Edinburgh and its eclectic cinematic history: from the seat of inspiration for JK Rowling and Harry Potter (20 year anniversary in 2017) to the pavements of Princes Street where Trainspotting was filmed.

Venture further to the beach at St Andrews as featured in the classic, Chariots of Fire and head north to where the Highlands played host to Bond (Skyfall, The World is not enough) and Braveheart. On route, uncover Outlander locations galore and much more on this specially created tailored trip.

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