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| 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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Glasgow Airport |
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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. |
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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 |
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| Rail Queen Street and Central Station |
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| 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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