If in your trip to scotland You are not going to limit yourself to Edinburgh visit, but you are going to take a tour of the lands of this historic region of Britain, one of the highly recommended stages to cover is St Andrews.
Located northeast of Edinburgh, on the coast of the Lowlands, is a small town that had enormous importance in the history of Scotland, and that now you may know more for its fame as a world golf center.
La history of st andrews It dates back to the time when a religious community of Augustinians dedicated themselves to preserving the relics of San Andres, one of the apostles, in the St Rule's Church, built in 1130.
Currently, only the tower remains of this church, from whose viewpoint you will have some beautiful views of St Andrews.
Shortly after, in the 14th century, St Andrews he became the religious center of Scotland after the construction of the largest cathedral that has ever been in that country.
This is the experience of visiting St. Andrews, the best thing to see
Since it was later demolished and its stones were used to build new houses, now you only have visit the remains of the historic St Andrews Cathedral, which make up a beautiful place given its special location next to the coast.
Likewise, you can also visit the nearby remains of the st andrews castle.
The rise of the small town of St Andrews had another milestone with the foundation of the University in the year 1410, the third oldest in all of Great Britain.
La University of St Andrews It had an outstanding importance in the history of Scotland as it became a reformist center during the 16th century.
Although it became a city with great commercial activity, St Andrews over time lost importance in the history of Scotland, although in exchange it gained prestige as ideal tourist destination for playing golf.
It is clearly justified in the place where the practice of this sport is historically considered to have begun, in the year 1400.
In your visit to St Andrews, as you come from Edinburgh, you will pass by the beautiful and historic golf courses that are located to the north of the small city.
When you get to the center of it, you will see that it is arranged with three parallel streets that converge in front of the remains of the historic cathedral.
Walking through the three streets, North, South, and the central Market, you will see a group of medieval houses and an unmistakable university town atmosphere.
You will also be able to see various historic university buildings, and some pretty church, like the one in Holy Trinity.
In short, a town to walk through carefully.
Map: where it is and how to get to St Andrews
THE cemetery is like something out of a horror movie! how cool ^^