| Inverness is the City in the Highlands where you will | | | | coast. |
| find the warmest of welcomes whether you choose | | | | Inverness is The Gateway to the Highlands of |
| to visit, explore shop, relax or just live Inverness. | | | | Scotland and the surrounding area, including our |
| Theres plenty to see and do in and around Inverness | | | | famous Loch Ness and Nessie, its fabled monster. It |
| just leave yourself enough time. Browse city shops | | | | is easy to get out of Inverness and visit many |
| old and new, from the Victorian Market to the new | | | | attractions close by and further afield. These can be |
| award winning shopping complex, Eastgate II. | | | | arranged by day trips using buses, hire cars or by |
| Take a stroll to Inverness Castle, currently used as a | | | | boat through the canal and down Loch Ness. |
| courthouse, and St Andrews Cathedral, which | | | | Inverness has a long history, having evolved from an |
| dominate the River Ness and what has been | | | | ancient fort to the Capital of the Highlands. The city |
| described as one of the most beautiful riverside | | | | and the surrounding area are now home to 65,000 |
| settings in Britain. | | | | people, but it was much smaller when St Columba |
| Enjoy the fine circular walk from the castle along the | | | | visited the Royal Court of the Pictish King Brude or |
| river and through the Ness Islands where, in the peak | | | | Bridei in 565AD. |
| season from July to October, you can watch anglers | | | | Legend has it that, in 1040, Macbeth, of Shakespeare |
| casting long lines to leaping Atlantic salmon. | | | | fame, built his stronghold in Inverness. In 1158 King |
| Buy a daily ticket and try it for yourself. Above the | | | | David of Scotland awarded Inverness its charter as a |
| city lies Craig Phadrig, once the stronghold of Pictish | | | | Royal Burgh. |
| Kings, which offers interesting forest walks. From | | | | Robert the Bruce, of spider fame, seized the first of |
| here you can enjoy magnificent views of the Moray | | | | the citys five castles from English forces in 1307 and, |
| Firth, home to a diverse range of wildlife including | | | | in 1562, Mary Queen of Scots had the Governor of |
| bottlenose dolphins which can be seen from the | | | | Inverness Castle hanged for refusing her entry to |
| shore or on trips available from harbours along the | | | | the Burgh. |