A selection of paintings
by renown Landscape Artist
Gregor Smith
are on display and available for purchase.
Click on image for more information.
Interested
in Art?
click here to be taken to
scotlandsartists.com
Places
to visit in and around Glasgow
Within this Historic Centre, and a short walking distance from
Claremont House is Glasgow
Cathedral, Scotland's
finest and most complete pre-Reformation Cathedral. In the Cathedral
precinct is the Provand's
Lordship,
a three-storied stone manse which, with windows and furnishings
of the 1450's, gives an insight into the lives of its wealthy
15th Century occupants. Also worth a visit, and still within
the precinct, is the St.
Mungo's Museum Of Religious Life,
a courageous attempt to build a 20th century Medieval building.
Also nearby is the Necropolis,
a graveyard inspired by the celebrated Père Lachaise
in Paris. Here there are catacombs, an enclosure for Jews, Egyptian
vaults and a fascinating collection of highly crafted minor
works by some of Glasgow's best architects. The city centre
is only minute's walk from the Cathedral Precinct.
Glasgow is an energetic, dynamic city that affords its visitors
a warm welcome. From the Cathedral and adjacent 18th century
Merchant
City
to the art nouveau School
of Art
and very futuristic Armadillo,
the city's architecture gives an insight into Glasgow's heritage
and progressiveness.
As a cultural capital you will find entertainment readily available.
From the street buskers in Buchanan Street to a major orchestra
at the splendid Royal
Concert Hall,
renowned for its fine acoustics. There's the Scottish
Opera
and the Scottish
Ballet,
and for those interested in less classical and more popular
music a visit to the
Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
would be an appropriate choice.
Cultural attractions aside, anyone who enjoys shopping, wining
and dining will feel instantly at home in Glasgow. The city
is the
largest retail centre
in the UK outside London with all the leading high street and
designer names, all accessible in a much more compact space.
Glasgow's café culture embraces a spectrum of wining
and dining, from the style and sushi bars of the Merchant City
to the restaurants and brasseries of the city centre and bohemian
West-End.
Greater Glasgow and the Clyde Valley offer an immense number
of year round, all weather attractions suitable for the whole
family. With over 70 parks and gardens and over twenty museums,
there's so much to choose from.
As the following year unfolds, new events will be displayed
on the Greater Glasgow & Clyde Valley Tourist Board website
at www.seeglasgow.com
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