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Glasgow Tourist Information

Situated in Lanarkshire on the west coast of Scotland, Glasgow is a vibrant, fashionable city, with a freshness and style that few other U.K cities can match. Glasgow was also voted "Coolest City in Britain" in a recent nationwide survey.Glasgow is famous for it's art & culture, and was voted European City of Culture in 1990: beating Paris, Athens & Amsterdam.

Glasgow hosted the Festival of Architecture and Design in 1999 and more recently was the European Capital of Sport 2003. Glasgow city is a major Scottish tourist attraction, with over 2 million tourists a year visiting the city to sample the wealth of tourist attractions on offer. Glasgow has internationally recognized art galleries and museums, the best shopping in the UK outside London and the best nightlife Scotland has to offer.

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Buchanan Bus Station


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Glasgow Airport

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Queen Street Station


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Central Station


With over 800 bars and pubs to choose from and a massive selection of nightclubs, Friday and Saturday nights see the streets swell with people moving from one entertainment to another. Music fans will love the Glasgow's atmosphere due to number of festivals and live gigs throughout the city. Festivals include the Celtic Connections in January, Glasgow International Jazz Festival in June/July, West End Festival in August and many more. With a wealth of cultural and entertainment options available, visitors to our fair city will find Glasgow a city to remember.

If you seek great culture, good food, entertainment and plenty of shopping Glasgow is the destination for you. Everything is within easy reach and you're never far from discovering something even more exciting than you have just experienced. A hub of nightlife, Scotland's largest city certainly feels as big as it is. Take in the fascinating history of Glasgow learning about how the city came about, the past and present living area's and much more


Music lovers cannot only enjoy the great festivals but some of the biggest names in the music industry play out many of Glasgow's great venues. The city is easily accessible with many train and bus stations dotted around the city centre and the very reliable public transport, large in size yet small enough that everything is on hand and compacted together for your convenience.

You can rest, play, chill out and dance the night away in Glasgow, and let's face it how many cities can boast all of this and more? A one of experience is guaranteed in Glasgow, although we're pretty sure you'll want to enjoy it more than once when you have arrived in the city.




Glasgow Airport
is the busiest of Scotland's three main international airports, handling around 6.7 million passengers a year

Glasgow Airport is 8 km away from the city centre.

Tel: +44 (0) 141 887 1111
Fax:+44 (0) 141 848 4586
website: www.baa.co.uk


Rail
Queen Street and Central Station


Bus
Buchanan Bus Station is the main terminus for long distance coaches

First Glasgow: 0141 423 6600
Stagecoach: 0141 552 5961





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