Snow-covered mountains, palm trees, turquoise seas ... In Scotland, there really is all this. And if it were not for mosquitoes, it would be almost perfect.
1.France?
This fairy-tale castle can look like a French chateau or a Bavarian palace, but in fact, it's the Dunrobin Castle, the residence of the Earl of Sutherland in Scotland. His European appearance is due to Sir Charles Barry, who significantly reconstructed the castle in the early 1800s.
2. The rainforest?
Despite the fact that it is so similar to the Amazonia, this beautiful gorge is actually Paka Valley, not far from Danun, in the west of Scotland. The raging stony creek that flows through the valley is intersected by beautiful wooden bridges, which gives this place a special charm in the Lord of the Rings style.
3. Copenhagen?
Not really. This is Shore in Lita. Earlier, Lit was a separate city, but it was united with Edinburgh in 1920, despite the fact that the majority of Lithuanians voted against the union. Nowadays this place is considered to be the port of Edinburgh.
4.Norvegia?
Despite the fact that the northern lights are most impressive in the skies of Scandinavia, the polar lights are also visible in the northern part of the Scottish Mainland, as well as in Orkney and Shetland, where these lights are known as "merry dancers."
5. The Caribbean?
White sands and the turquoise sea on the Lascumentir peninsula can be similar to the views in Antigua, but in fact this beach is located on the spectacular west coast of South Harris in the Outer Hebrides.
6. Sydney?
This building, similar to the croissant, not the Sydney Opera House - is the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Center in Glasgow. Die with envy, Australia!
7.Malta?
The crenellated walls, surrounded by palm trees of Castle Kullin, look exotic, but this fortress is located in South Ayrshire, and not in the Mediterranean. If it seems familiar to you, it could be because it was used as the castle of Lord Summeryla (Christopher Lee) in the cult film 1973 "The Braided Man".
8. Venezuela?
This huge waterfall does not fall from the Central American Plateau. This 60-meter waterfall Milt on the island of Skye. Majestic cliffs in the background are Kilt Rock, a rocky rock with vertical basalt columns that resembles a pleated kilt.
9. Alps?
This picture with the rising sun was actually made on the top of Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the British Isles, a very popular place for mountain climbers. The remaining visible peaks include Biden Nam Bian, a long mountain range on the southern side of Glencoe. Its name means "the top of the mountains".
10.Vena?
These beautiful red-and-white houses might look like the backdrop of postcards from Austria, but in fact it is Ramsey Garden, a block of private apartment buildings located in close proximity to the Edinburgh Castle. It was built in 1733 by the poet and wig manufacturer Allan Ramsay the eldest.
11.Italy?
Nearly. This is an Italian chapel on Lam Holm, a small uninhabited island in Orkney. It is also called the Chapel of Prisoners, as it was built by Italian prisoners of war, who were kept on the island during World War II.
12. India?
This is actually the Logan Botanical Garden in Dumfries and Galloway, in the southwestern part of Scotland. The territory is warmed by the Gulf Stream, which makes it an ideal place for cultivation of plants of the southern hemisphere, such as eucalyptus, rhododendron and palm chusan.
13.Peru?
In fact it is Glenco - one of the most famous and striking places in Scotland. As part of the Andes, Glenco was formed by an ancient super volcano, which left a huge crater, after the eruption in the Silurian period. The present form was given to it by glaciers during the last ice age.
14. Winterfell?
It looks like special effects from the Game of Thrones, but in fact it's Dannottar Castle, a ruined medieval fortress on a well-protected cape near Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire. His Scottish Gallic name is Dùn Fhoithear, or "fort on a slope to the slope".