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Scotland: Foreign Tourists

Who comes?

In recent years around 1.5 million overseas visitors per year

USA

27 %

Australia

7 %

Germany

16 %

Italy

5 %

Irish Republic

10 %

Netherlands

4 %

France

10 %

Spain

3 %

Canada

8 %

Japan

3 %

 

Why do they come?

They say....

1) Scenery
2) Friendly locals
3) History

What do they see?

Top tourist attractions in Scotland
(more or less in order for recent years):

Edinburgh Castle
Kelvingrove Gallery and Museum, Glasgow
Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh
Royal Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh
Glasgow Botanical Gardens
Edinburgh Zoo
Scottish United Services Museum, Edinburgh
Museum of Transport, Glasgow
Deep Sea World, N Queensferry, Fife
Stirling Castle
New Lanark Industrial Village
Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh
Urquhart Castle, Loch Ness
Glenturret Distillery, Crieff, Perthshire

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