Welcome to Inverness
Welcome to Inverness - The city with the warmest of welcomes
Inverness means "Mouth of the River Ness" and this is exactly where the city is situated. Modern or traditional, indoors or outdoos, come take a look or participate to one of the many events proposed by the city. The famous Loch Ness were live the Monster is at 37 km southwest of Inverness. You can also admire the beautiful view of the Moray Firth, who you can see bottlenose dolphins. The city is also near to two battles sites (the 11th century battle and the 18th century battle).
Information and Facts
Shopping
In Inverness make shopping is really easy, you can begin by the Victorian Market who propose specialist shop and traditional merchands. After go make a turn on High Street, who propose a lot of shop. If you are interest by the national chain stores go at the Eastgate Centre. Bookshop and galleries are also part of the city.
Sightseeing
If the shopping is not your cup of tea you can admire the historic bulding of the city or take a stroll around the Riverness, who give you the opportunity to observe anglers casting long lines to leaping Atlantic salmo. Go make a turn at Inverness Museum & Art & Gallery for discover history, art and heritage of the Highlands. But don't imagine that the city don't offer another activities because it's false, plenty attractions are available in Invernes.
Time
Standard Time Zone : GMT/UTC + 00:00 hour
Climate
Inverness has an oceanic climate. The best time for visiting the city is during spring and summer, because there have more daylight.
Public transportation
Inverness has a train station who provides services to many city (London, Glasgow, Edimburgh...). The city also have the Inverness Airport which he situated at 15 km east, and three highways (A9, A82 and A96) give access to some city of Scotland. The Black Isles are accessible by the Kessock Bridge. Once in the city you can use the bus of the Stragecoach Highlands.