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Celtic music which contained a spoken language for denoting musical phrases - a unique trait not practiced anywhere else in the world. In terms of visual arts, all three major cities have many great museums and galleries, most of which are free. Smaller towns and villages also tend to have artistic bases or some form of craft workshop where local artists demonstrate their skills. There are many festivals through the country devoted to art, music and culture of all kinds. The most notable is of course the Edinburgh festival, a month long celebration of pretty much every kind of performing art there is, with many side festivals devoted to other types of visual art or music. But there are also many smaller festivals spread throughout Scotland, many of which take place in small villages, far from the beaten track and surrounded by breathtaking scenery. One of the most highly regarded music festivals takes place on the Isle of Skye, one of the larger islands of Scotland, and although the island is very sparsely populated the festival attracts many great artists and festival goers from across Britain.

Scotland has always had a technological streak, great feats of engineering in the past made the nation stand out from the rest of the world for ingenuity. The same can still be said today, with Scotland still holding a reputation for being a centre of excellence in science, technology and engineering. Considering the national has a population of only around six million, Scotland certainly punches above it's weight in this regard. Evidence of this lies all around the country, with great structures such as the Forth Rail Bridge, the Falkirk Wheel and the Glasgow Tower all attracting many visitors each year. Glasgow and Edinburgh also have science centers where families can learn and experience many new things in all fields of Science. Scotland contains some of the oldest and most renowned universities in the world, many of which carry out breakthrough research in fields as far ranging as mechanical engineers and genetics. The tradition of great scientific discoveries being made here is one which carries on strongly today.

The people of Scotland are among the friendliest in the world. This is backed up be 'The Tartan Army' - Scotland's travelling football supporters. While many other countries have fans famed for violence and aggression, Scotland's fans are well known for the entirely opposite reason. This is a reflection of the attitudes across the country. Scottish people

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