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 LEARN ENGLISH IN SCOTLANDIn Scotland you will find everything you could want of a country, from wilderness, history, myths, ghosts, to the famous Scottish hospitality. There is a great destination for you:
 Scotland is a mountainous country in the north of the island of Great Britain and shares a land border to the south with England and is bounded by the North Sea on the east and the Atlantic Ocean on the west. Although relatively small, Scotland is rich in contrasts. When you are traveling, you can experience a landscape that changes quickly from gentle rolling hills to rugged coasts and towering peaks. In a different place, you will discover vibrant, dynamic cities and towns whose point of view is absolutely to the future rubbing shoulders with Scottish ancient castles and monuments. If you want to relax, you will enjoy the peace and tranquility of sandy beaches, country parks and wonderful nature reserves. Scotland is also full of legend and romance. Its ruined castles standing amid fields of heather and bracken bespeak a past of heroic fight. Its two great cities, the historic city Edinburgh and the ancient seat Glasgow, are among Europe's most dynamic centers. Scotland also boasts a year-round calendar of events that cater for every enthusiasm: art, music, food, drink, history and sport. The Best of Scotland
Edinburgh Castle The Edinburgh Castle is the most famous Scottish castle, it has a complex building history. The oldest parts are the St Margaret’s Chapel, the Great Hall, the Half Moon Battery and the Scottish National War Memorial. This castle is where the Crown Jewels of Scotland are kept. 
National Gallery of ScotlandThe National Gallery of Scotland; located in the heart of Edinburgh, is home to Scotland's greatest collection of European paintings and sculpture from the Renaissance to Post-Impressionism. The museum includes works by Botticelli, Cézanne, Van Dyck, Pisarro, Monet, Raphael, Rembrandt, and Titian. 
St AndrewsSt Andrews is a historic town, often referred to as “the home of golf” because it is home of the most famous golf club in the world: The Royal Golf Club of St Andrews. The town’s illustrious university has lately received to a famous student: Prince William. 
Gallery of Modern ArtLocated in Glasgow, the Gallery of Modern Art displays an extraordinary range of post-war art and design. The gallery includes works by Niki de Saint Phalle, David Hockney, Sebastiao Salgado, Andy Warhol and Eduard Bersudsky as well as Scottish artists such as John Bellany and Ken Curry. 
Loch NessLoch Ness, situated in the Great Glen, is 24 miles (39km) long, half a mile (1km) wide and 700ft (213m) deep and is home to the legendary monster which many claim to have glimpsed from the shore. The most traditional and comfortable way to travel along the glen is by boat, and a flotilla of canoes, yachts and cruising boats are available for hire in Inverness and Fort William. 
Wallace monument The National Wallace Monument is a prominent Victorian tower that stands above the river on a rocky hill and is visible for miles around. This monument was created in memory of a great Scottish hero: William Wallace. 
Scottish BordersScotland's best known abbeys are on the Borders; here you will find the abbeys of Melrose, Kelso, and Dryburgh, In the Scottish borders you can view the River Tweed; it is famous as an angling river. The Tweed passes historic abbeys and stately homes as it wends its way to the sea.  Prehistoric Sites In Scotland, you can find hundreds of ancient sites and stones. The prehistoric monuments are some of the finest in Europe, with the Northern and Western Isles being particularly rich. The Orkney sites have been inscribed by UNESCO as The Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site. TemperatureScotland’s climate is temperate and oceanic: It is rarely very hot in summer and in winter there is very little snow except in the highlands. The climate also tends to be changeable: the weather differs from region to region and changes from day to day and even from morning to afternoon. However, temperatures are generally lower than in the rest of the UK, with the coldest ever UK temperature of -27.2°C recorded at Braemar, Grampian Mountains and Altnaharra, Highland, and the highest temperature recorded was 32.9°C at Greycrook, Scottish Borders. The west of Scotland is usually warmer than the east. Tiree in the Inner Hebrides, is one of the sunniest places in the country. It rains quite a lot but after the rain the views are magnificent. The western highlands of Scotland are the wettest place, with annual rainfall exceeding 3,000 mm in comparison, much of lowland Scotland receives less than 800 mm annually. Heavy snowfall is not common in the lowlands, but becomes more common with altitude. CultureSports is an important element in Scottish culture. The main sports are the football and the Rugby, although variations of football have been played in Scotland for centuries. Association football is now the national sport and the Scottish Cup is the oldest national trophy. Another important sport is the Golf, in Scotland there are many famous golf courses including Carnoustie, Gleneagles, Muirfield and Royal Troon.  Other important aspect of Scottish culture is the The Scottish music scene. The traditional Scottish instrument is the Great Highland Bagpipe, a wind instrument consisting in one of more musical pipes which are fed continuously by a reservoir of air in a bag. Other traditional instruments are the Clàrsach, fiddle and accordion. Besides the Bagpipe, Tartan is another Scottish cultural icon. Usually, clans in Scotland use the tartan and every clan with a society has at least one distinct tartan. But not only the clans wear tartan, in Scotland there are many tartans registered for families, districts and institutions. 
In Scotland, the Highland games is a curious spectacle consisting mostly of big hairy men in skirts and vests chucking big logs and swinging iron balls on chains round their heads. At Highland games, the National Dances are something of a originality display event and include the Scottish Lilt, the Earl of Errol, Blue Bonnets, Hielan' Laddie, the Scotch Measure, Flora MacDonald's Fancy, The Village Maid and Wilt thou go to the barracks, Johnny?, which illustrate the history of dancing and other aspects of Scottish culture and history.In Literature, an important poet and songwriter was Robert Burns, he wrote in Scots language, English and in a “light” Scots dialect. In the same way, the writings of Sir Walter Scott and Arthur Conan Doyle were internationally successful during the late 19th and early 20th Centuries.
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