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Melrose Abbey: an Architectural Gem in the Scottish Borders

Melrose Abbey © 2006 Scotiana

Melrose Abbey is a religious, historical and architectural landmark in Scotland, one you must not miss when you visit the Scottish Borders, together with the three other very beautiful Border abbeys : Dryburgh, Jedburgh and Kelso. They are in ruins but we love them all, especially Melrose and […]

July 9th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Abbeys & Churches | One comment

Save Abbotsford, One of the Best Loved Scottish Pilgrimages!

Today people are discovering or rediscovering the great authors of the past. Walter Scott is one of them, a most famous one and not only in Scotland. In France, for example, a new translation of his books is under way, in the prestigious “Bibliothèque de la Pleiade”, each novel being translated, introduced, and annotated […]

May 15th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Sir Walter Scott | Leave a comment