Is one of the Scottish cities known as the "flower of Scotland", because of its many beautiful and flowery gardens, located on the North Sea Aberdeen is the largest fishing port in Scotland, an important oil center in Europe, a basic ferry station to go to the Orkney Islands And Scotland.
It is a great tourist destination and tourists can enjoy many sandy beaches, wonderful golf courses, lots of places for shopping lovers, lots of theater performances at Her Majesty's Theater, concerts in the music hall and a variety of art festivals during the summer months. On many historical buildings and the oldest dates back to the sixteenth century such as:
Tolboth Museum in Castlegate, where you can see the ancient city of Aberdeen dating back to the Middle Ages.
Top Aberdeen attractions:
- Cathedral of St. Machar: It is said that the Cathedral of St. Machar was built in place of a small church set up by St. Machar in 581. The foundation of the present cathedral began in 1136 and was completed in the mid to the fourteenth century. The cathedral contains several huge towers on the side And its sandstone towers were built between 1518 and 1530. The wooden ceiling dates back to the sixteenth century AD.
University of Aberdeen: The university was founded in 1494 and is known as the University of Aberdeen and the King's College, where it received its charter from King James IV, one of the city's historic monuments. The university features its massive tower dating back to 1633 and an elegant stone dome. Which is the only one of its kind in Scotland. The university contains some 16th-century works of art and history, such as many paintings and wood carvings, as well as an animal museum that displays everything about the world of marine animals.
The Old Bridge of Scotland: The bridge was built after orders from Robert Bruce in 1607, was a walkway across the Don River, an important shrine in the city where Lord Byron, who went to school in Aberdeen for a short while, Another ancient bridge dating back to 1520, is a decorated bridge with many engravings and is located in the beautiful Douthi Park, which contains one of the largest winter gardens in the world.
Dothi Gardens and David Welch Winter Gardens: One of the largest gardens in Europe, where you can experience the beautiful flowers that sprout all year round. The garden contains many rare and exotic plants from all over the world, and a large variety of different types of cactus and other succulent plants The gardens include the Modest House, the Tropical House, the Arid Houses, the Perfume Trail and the Japanese Garden. The Dothi Garden is about 44 acres and has many open green spaces, many trees and a beautiful array of seasonal flowers. For some summer festival, concerts and opera.
Aberdeen Art Gallery: The Aberdeen Art Gallery was built in 1884 and includes a collection of paintings from the 17th to 20th centuries. The Scottish artists whose works are exhibited at the exhibition are Charles Rennie Mackintosh, William Daes, Thomas Ved, John Philip And George Jameson, one of the most famous artists in Scotland with a lot of work on the show, and there are many sculptures belonging to the artists, Barbara Hepworth, and Jacob Epstein, the museum also displays collections of British silverware and glass and ceramics.
Provenst knife: It is a former house of Sir George Skien Robeslaw, who lived there from 1676 to 1685. He was a very wealthy merchant. The house is now a museum with lots of local artifacts, religious paintings, some old costumes, some Antique pieces of antique furniture, and the wooden ceiling contains some wonderful old drawings.
Carthage Castle: The castle is managed by the National Fund of Scotland, a classic Baroque castle. The castle is characterized by a tower of houses and windows of various sizes. The castle dates back to the fifteenth century AD and has some decoration and drawings on the wooden ceilings. Surrounded by it, the castle has a café, a gift shop and a playground.
Cathas Castle Hotel is one of the city's great hotels and is a 25-minute drive from Aberdeen city center. It is easy to reach Karatez Castle by bus and a short walk, with many of its attractions nearby.