Glasgow

Glasgow was known as the second city of the British Empire for much of the Victorian and Edwardian period due to its tradition of transatlantic trade and engineering.
Today the merchant city continues to bustle with shops, restaurants and a thriving cultural scene.
A must-see is the work of Scotland’s best known architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh, whose style adorns many unique attractions throughout the city.
Pippa Stephenson, curator of European Art at Glasgow Museums, with the lost Rubens’ painting ‘George Villiers, First Duke of Buckingham’

Lost Rubens painting of Jacobean duke found in Glasgow stately home

Oil painting by leading 17th-century Flemish artist is of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham – a controversial figure in Jacobean times

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Loch Lomond Glasgow

Glorious Glasgow

Glasgow bustles with shops and has a thriving cultural scene, with easy access to some stunning Scottish countryside. Here is our pick of the best places to visit

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Glasgow River Clyde

Glasgow: an insider’s guide

Glasgow was known as the second city of the British Empire for much of the Victorian and Edwardian period. Today, the Merchant City bustles with shops and has a thriving cultural scene

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