If you hunt for the real Scotland, there will be many times when you know that you have found it - when you hear your first Highland piper; late evening on a fa Northern beach as the sun sets into a midsummer sea; as your golfball masters the on-shore breeze, bounces and rolls on to the green, or with your first taste of malt whisky, peat smoked and tangy. Scotland's long salmon rivers, rolling green hill slopes, and rich farmland, busy fishing harbours and peaceful beaches contrast sharply with the Highlands and Islands - sea lochs pierce the rugged landscape. The Glens are silent but traditions continue in wearing of tartan and the holding of the Highland games. Enjoy the history, pageantry and some of the most dramatic scenery to be found anywhere in Europe.