Watched over by the Granite City itself, Aberdeen, the region slopes north from the Grampian Mountains to a magnificent coastline with the wild Rattray Head and secluded Charlestown beaches.
On from the mountains we’ve a land of heather moors, forests and rivers…and castles. Visit Balmoral, the Queen’s summer home, Braemar with its world famous Braemar Gathering, the 13th century Drum Castle, with its Jacobean mansion and the fairy tale Craigievar Castle.
See the dolphins and seals at the Scottish Dolphin Centre, admire the double cascade of Linn Falls, walk the wilderness of the Glenlivet Estate, watch the ospreys fishing at Findhorn Bay Reserve and the salmon leaping at the Falls of Feugh.
For the whisky drinker, twelve distilleries and the Speyside Whisky Festival. Cheers!