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CELTIC HIGHLIGHTS - 2010

14 days incl. travel, or 13 days from Glasgow to Glasgow (GD)

Vacation Overview

This fascinating journey delivers the best of Scotland, England’s Lake District, North Wales, and the Emerald Isle. Begin in lively Glasgow and head north via the “Bonnie Banks” of Loch Lomond to Fort William, Loch Ness, and the Highland capital of Inverness. Travel south, stopping to visit a whisky distillery and Balmoral Castle (when open). Spend two nights in Edinburgh and visit the famous castle and Holyrood Palace. In the Lowland hills, see the famous blacksmith’s shop at Gretna Green before crossing into England. Delight in the beauty of the Lake District on your way to historic Chester. Explore the North Wales towns of Betws-y-Coed and Caernarvon, then ferry across the Irish Sea to the “Fair City” of Dublin, where an orientation drive shows off O’Connell Street, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, and Trinity College. Visit the Irish National Stud at Kildare, kiss the famous “blarney stone” in Blarney, and marvel at the scenic Ring of Kerry, Cliffs of Moher, and Giant’s Causeway. Visits to the pilgrimage village of Knock, world-famous Belleek Pottery, Derry, and Belfast are also included.

Special Departure:
Tickets for the world-famous Edinburgh Military Tattoo are included for tours departing Aug 8th, Aug 15th & Aug 22nd.

Things to see on your vacation: View Vacation Photo Slideshow
  • Enjoy the sounds of bagpipes and drums at the Military Tattoo performance
  • Dublin, the capital of Ireland
  • The Edinburgh Castle dominating the skyline of Edinburgh, Scotland
  • An old blacksmiths shop at Gretna Green
  • Buckingham Palace in London
  • Take in the beautiful scenery of the Killarney National Park
  • Big Ben at night in London
  • Enjoy the beautiful campus of the renowned Trinity College
  • Visit the Cliffs of Moher and see some of Ireland’s most spectacular views
  A Vacation Story  Gretna Green

"There are many legends of love that surround Gretna Green – the first town encountered across the Scottish border. For centuries, Gretna Green has been synonymous with elopement and blacksmith marriages, although marriage by a blacksmith is more legend than fact. Until the 18th century, church marriages among the lower classes in Europe were almost unheard of. Instead, lower class weddings were usually looked at as “marriage by declaration.” When England passed the Marriage Act of 1754, establishing church weddings as the only legal form of marriage, a sudden industry began over the border in Scotland, where couples could still wed by declaration. Scottish “blacksmith priests” began working in pubs and inns and the eloping couples came in droves."

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