Glasgow – a city whose industrial roots and cultural bloom makes it the charming vacation destination it is today.
Glasgow is a port city located on the Clyde river, in the Western Scottish Lowlands.
The city is famous for Victorian architecture and Art Nouveau, a rich legacy of the XVIII-XX centuries, when trade and naval buildings gave prosperity to the city.
Today Glasgow is a national cultural center, home of institutions such as the Scottish Opera, the Scottish Ballet and the Scotland National Theater, as well as famous museums and a lively music scene.
Glasgow is home to a variety of theatres including the King’s Theatre, the Theatre Royal and the Citizens Theatre and is home to many museums and art galleries, the largest and most famous being the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, the Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, the Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA) and the Burrell Collection. Most of the museums and galleries in Glasgow are publicly owned and free to enter.
The city has hosted many exhibitions over the years, including The Glasgow Garden Festival in 1988, being the UK City of Architecture 1999, European Capital of Culture 1990, National City of Sport 1995–1999 and European Capital of Sport 2003.
Glasgow has also hosted the National Mòd no less than twelve times since 1895.
In addition, unlike the older and larger Edinburgh Festival (where all Edinburgh’s main festivals occur in the last three weeks of August), Glasgow’s festivals fill the calendar.
Festivals include the Glasgow International Comedy Festival, Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art, Glasgow International Jazz Festival, Celtic Connections, Glasgow Fair, Glasgow Film Festival, West End Festival, Merchant City Festival, Glasgay, and the World Pipe Band Championships.
