5 little-known Scottish islands with breathtaking beaches, rugged coasts and quaint villages to visit this summer© Shutterstock/Lasse Johansson (c) Apostolis Giontzis, Shutterstock ...

Since the show’s premiere in 2022, train bookings to Inverness – the largest city and cultural capital of the Scottish Highlands – went up 25% between Jan. 2022 to 2023, according to rail ...

The Highlands and Islands region represents about half of Scotland’s land mass, from Shetland to Argyll, and the Outer Hebrides to Moray and the Highlands at the centre.

A trip to the Scottish Highlands offers a mix of history and modernity, along with whisky and Nessie The town of Inverness looks beyond the stereotypical image of whisky, tartan plaid and Loch Ness.

Direct your gaze north, and you see the Scottish Highlands is an exception. It’s served by only a few lonely lines, trailing away from the rest of the network like loose threads from a ball of wool.