Article Written By: CraigWalker
As a city break destination Glasgow is not usually at the top of a lot of people's must visit lists, however recently Glasgow has appeared on the most influential destination guides as just that a must see, must visit destination. Once you look into Glasgow as a destination you will see why more and more people are discovering it and coming back year after year.
Scotland's largest city, Glasgow was founded in the 6th century with the opening of Glasgow's first Christian Church. Although the history of the area also includes Romans, Celtic Druids and Stone age man. The first Cathedral was started around 1175 and Glasgow became a major centre for commerce from the 16th century. Glasgow is widely known today as a major shopping location with numerous shops and markets to suit those of all tastes, there is only one city in the UK with better shops and that is London. There is a great selection of restaurants, clubs, casinos, pubs and music venues throughout the city. Throughout the year there are various festivals including the West End Festival, the Celtic Connections Festival, The International Comedy Festival, Mechant City Festival, Glasgay the UK's largest gay and lesbian festival, the Jazz Festival and more. These festivals generally run every year and each year get larger and larger. Getting to Glasgow is easy there are lots of low cost flights into Glasgow from all over the UK and Europe. There are good rail connections from England and from the east coast of Scotland straight into the city centre. The coach station is also in the city centre and there are regular arrivals from all over Scotland and England. It can be easily reached from any of the London airports with regular daily flights. Glasgow has numerous options when it comes to accommodation including hostels, Bed and Breakfast accommodation, two to five star hotels and serviced self catering apartments. As the Commonwealth games approach 2014 more and more accommodation is being built and opened in the city. Glasgow's weather can be unpredictable however they are used to it and no matter what you want to do you can do almost everything regardless of the weather conditions. Glasgow does experience very hot weather as well so make sure you pack accordingly for the correct time of year. Glasgow has a wealth of good quality attractions to visit whilst you are here including the fantastic Kelvingrove Art Gallery, which has free entry. There is also the Science Mall, which includes the Science Centre the Glasgow Tower and the Glasgow Imax. Less than a one hours drive away is Loch Lomond and further north is the beautiful Highlands of Scotland. You are also within an easy drive away from Stirling and Edinburgh Glasgow is a surprise destination choice however it is easy to see why. There is so much to see and do during the day and at night that you will wish you could stay longer.Find out which airline has flights and to where in the world with London Flights and from which London airport, all destinations displayed including Glasgow. Article by travel columnist Craig Walker of Bargain Sun the holiday and travel offers web site.
This Article Has Been Published on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 and Read 201 Times