All the Highlands (Highlands or Scottish Highlands), is a mountainous region with an area of 25.784 km² in the north of Scotland where its main administrative center is Inverness.
Indeed, many tourist agencies have been offering for the autumn season unforgettable tours to these, a trip through these central highlands, taking in the waterfalls in Birnam forest, Pitlochr and the splendor of Loch Tay, an abundant area to immerse yourself with Celtic culture.
The output is from Edinburgh at 09.30 am departing north over the Forth Road Bridge towards the Kingdom of Fife. This gives you the opportunity to see the 'Eighth Wonder of the World' - the Forth Rail Bridge. Continuing on the M90 they pass through Loch Leven Castle.
The story relates that Mary, Queen of Scots, was brought here after being defeated by her Protestant nobility, and forced to abdicate in favor of her 6-month-old son Prince James. As King James VI, she would succeed to the throne of England in 1603 giving birth to Great Britain. Maria managed to escape from the castle and fled to the border with England.
Then it continues past Perth, the medieval capital of Scotland, stopping for a coffee a few miles across to cross the Highland boundary as the landscape changes from rolling farmland to the lowlands to the mountains. wooded and mountains of the Scottish Highlands.
There, Dunsinane is 12 miles southeast. And surrounded by thick forest (including Britain's tallest tree), the River Braan locks out several spectacular waterfalls. It is a migratory route for salmon, and it can often be seen trying to jump over the falls.
The route continues through the wide valley of the River Tay, which is the longest river in Scotland, and has the highest water flow of any river in Britain. They stop at the Victorian seaside resort of Pitlochry for an hour for lunch and a stroll. After lunch we continue north to Killiecrankie and reach the Glencoe Hills to Fortingal, which is the village is the legendary birthplace of Pontius Pilate.
From Fortingal the route continues along the banks of Loch Tay and reaching Ben Lawers. This area retains much of its rural charm, and little has changed in a hundred years until reaching Braes de Balquhidder, the place where Rob Roy MacGregor, who lived 300 years ago as a rancher, was buried, but ended up on the wrong side of the law. after a dispute with the local landowner, the Marquis de Montrose.
Like a Scottish Robin Hood, Rob Roy was hiding in the hills. Eventually, he was captured and taken to the Tower of London. His case was taken up by the Duke of Argyll and he was later released. He died at age 70.