Glasgow Insight Compact Guide

From the High Street to the Barras and the Merchant City of the South Side, this guide covers the major attractions of Glasgow, taking in parks and gardens as well as museums and galleries. It also examines the impact of Charles Rennie Mackintosh on the cities architecture.

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From the High Street to the Barras, and the Merchant city to the South Side this guide covers all the major attractions of this lively city, taking in numerous parks and gardens as well as the city's wonderful array of museums and galleries.In addition the guide looks at the impact of the unique Charles Rennie Mackintosh architectural style on the city; New style back cover convincingly highlights the reasons to buy the book and provides a colourful overview of the contents; New eye-catching spine design ensures high impact on bookshelves; 9 easy to follow routes cover all the attractions and in addition there are excursions to Loch Lomand, the Trossachs and Burns Country; Leisure section highlights the city's culinary reputation and suggests various good restaurants and pubs; A culture section focuses on Glasgow's architectural and artistic heritage plus highlights of modern performing arts and festivals; Information on City parks, bringing their attractions into fresh focus; Practical information with lots of detail for tourists; Glasgow welcomes over 1 million UK visitors every year as well as 600,000 overseas visitors