Glasgow: Scotland's Friendly City
Glasgow is bursting with 15th century history and traditional world famous festivalsThe surrounding landscape of Glasgow is one of the wonderful memories that people who visit leave with. Its gorgeous location is filled with 15th century gothic masterpieces that still fascinate those who visit. With its diverse background, Glasgow remains a strong and proud city. It has an international reputation as being the Friendly City. When visiting Glasgow, it is easy to detect this quality through the many lively cultural events and annual festivals, usually involving bagpipes and kilts.
One of the city’s most prided festivals is the Celtic Connections. This festival involves musicians from around the world from countries including Brittany, Galicia, Nova Scotia, and Ireland. The festival is internationally acclaimed, attracting more than 100,000 people to this annual event. Travelling to Glasgow from Manchester is as easy as choosing a flight that suits you and hopping on board. Once in Glasgow, you will be able to get around very easily via taxies, buses, or car hire agencies.
During the month of March you are not going to want to miss the hugely popular Glasgow International Comedy Festival. This event showcases some of the UK’s most promising impersonators and comedians, as well as talent from the British and international comedy circuit.
A rather traditional festival that should not be missed is Glasgow’s annual Piping Festival. This festival takes place each July and August and attracts more than 8,000 bagpipers from every corner of the world.
