Scotland · The Inner Hebrides
Skye is the Scotland of dreams and legends, a large, wild island off the northwest coast where the landscape seems to have been shaped by giants. Jagged ridges, sea cliffs, hidden waterfalls and green terraces fold one into the next, and the weather rolls through fast enough to give you all four seasons before lunch.
The island's hub is Portree, a cheerful harbor town of painted houses, and from there the great sights fan out: the Old Man of Storr standing sentinel on its ridge, the surreal landslip of the Quiraing, the crystal Fairy Pools beneath the Cuillin, and the lighthouse on the fin of cliff at Neist Point.
This is a place to slow down and let the drama unfold. The roads are narrow and the distances deceiving, so we build in time to pull over for a view, a walk, a seal in the bay, and a long table dinner of island seafood at the end of the day.
