Parc national de Cairngorms

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Cairngorms National Park: Absolute Essentials

Explore the diverse heritage and landscapes of Scotland’s largest national park. This selection features royal history at Balmoral and Braemar Castles, alongside the well-preserved 18th-century Ruthven Barracks. Discover unique wildlife at the Reindeer Centre and Highland Wildlife Park, or delve into rural history at the open-air Highland Folk Museum. Nature enthusiasts can visit Loch Morlich’s sandy shores and the island ruins of Loch an Eilein. The list also includes world-renowned whisky production at The Glenlivet and Dalwhinnie distilleries, and year-round mountain activities at the Cairngorm Ski Resort.

Cairngorms National Park: Absolute Essentials — Carte

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Balmoral Castle

Balmoral Castle () is a large estate house in Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, owned by Queen Elizabeth II.

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Blair Castle

Blair Castle stands in its grounds near the village of Blair Atholl in Perthshire in Scotland.

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Reindeer Centre

Take a trip and look for the herd! Experienced guide will help you to find the reindeers and answer all your questions.

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Highland Folk Museum

The Highland Folk Museum is a museum and an open-air visitor attraction in Newtonmore in Badenoch and Strathspey in the Scottish Highlands,…

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Loch an Eilein

Loch an Eilein is a small irregular shaped, freshwater loch in the Rothiemurchus Forest about 5 km south of Aviemore, Scotland in…

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Cairngorms National Park

Cairngorms National Park is a national park in northeast Scotland, established in 2003.

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The Glenlivet Distillery

The Glenlivet distillery is a distillery near Ballindalloch in Moray, Scotland, that produces single malt Scotch whisky.

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Ruthven Barracks

Ruthven Barracks (), near Ruthven in Badenoch, Scotland, are the best preserved of the four barracks built in 1719 after the 1715 Jacobite…

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Braemar Castle

Braemar Castle is situated near the village of Braemar in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Dalwhinnie Distillery

Dalwhinnie distillery, situated in the Highland village of Dalwhinnie in Scotland, produces single malt Scotch whisky.

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The Highland Wildlife Park

The Highland Wildlife Park is a 105-hectare safari park and zoo near Kingussie, Highland, Scotland.

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Loch Morlich

Loch Morlich is a freshwater loch in the Badenoch and Strathspey area of Highland, Scotland near Aviemore.

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The Cairngorm Ski Resort

An excellent skiing resort, with lots of things to do even in summer - from hiking to bird watching.