Sights Aberdeen City, United Kingdom

A remarkable structure, towering over the city, is a Gothic Episcopal Cathedral of St. Andrew's, which opened in 1817. Since then, the Council has repeatedly finish building, and its classic gothic add elements of other architectural styles.

In the city center, right in the middle of urban bustle and busy pedestrian areas, spread a serene corner of untouched nature - a picturesque park "Duty" (the largest "garden under glass" in Europe) with its fountains, flower beds, beautiful statues and ponds in which floating peacefully ducks. The highlight of the park is its "Pink Mountain" and "winter gardens" with extraordinary natural splendor of flower arrangements.

Aberdeen Art Gallery was built in 1884, here presented an outstanding art collection of famous artists and the exposition of silver objects utensils Scots. The museum is open daily and visit him for free.

At 15 kilometers from the city is a wonderful castle Kreyts, where the real masterpiece is the painted set of XVI century. The castle is surrounded by a large park complex, which is ideal for outdoor recreation, harmoniously combining the shady alleys, the aromas of flowers all year round, yew fence and cozy gazebo, a park, souvenir shops, restaurants and tourist information center.

In 1495 at Aberdeen University was founded to train doctors, teachers and clergy, as well as lawyers and administrators for the Scottish crown. In 1593 the Scottish Earl Marishal founded the second University of Aberdeen, called on his behalf Marishal College.

This happened at a time when the whole of Scotland there were only two universities: Edinburgh and Glasgow. Both joined the college in 1860 - so there was a modern University of Aberdeen, which were elected by the rectors of the famous millionaire-philanthropist Andrew Carnegie (1911) and Sir Winston Churchill (1914). Today, the University accepts many foreign students, so in a lively atmosphere.

In the vicinity of Aberdeen has 11 locks, built in the period from the XIV to XIX centuries. Among them - "Balmoral, the royal castle, built in 1855 by Prince Albert for his wife crowned Queen Victoria, in an amazing place for its beauty Disayd.

Scotland - the country of whiskey. I arrived in Aberdeen, we should certainly visit one of the factories for the production of this drink. You can make a trip through the valley of the River Spey with a visit to seven plants whiskey.

To the west of Aberdeen is the National Park Cairngorms, where are the landscapes of the alpine tundra to the pine forests. In the park you can often see deer and eagles.

In addition, in the vicinity are several villages, so that tourists can not only enjoy the wildlife, but also to join the rich cultural heritage, visiting local museums and castles.