This handsome market cross, adorned with a unicorn, frieze, medallion portraits and coats of arms, dates from 1686. It stands at the old centre of the town where all public punishments and proclamations took place. Its name is a reminder that in the ..

In a pink and grey granite building by AM Mackenzie, this collection focuses on contemporary works, as well as examples by local artists including William Dyce (a precursor of the Pre-Raphaelites) and William McTaggart (whose style is evocative of th..

This episcopal city retained its autonomy up until 1891. Today visitors can still wander in the medieval streets extending from the Royal College to St Machar’s Cathedral. College Bounds, High Street, Don Street and The Shanonry are still lined by a ..

The Cathedral dating back to the 14 and 15C, towers above the alluvial plains of the River Don. In the 6C Saint Macaire had a sanctuary built there in accordance with the wishes of Saint Columba. The austere west façade has an extremely beautiful s..

The Valley of the River Dee, known as Deeside , extends deep into the Grampian Hills. Dotted with castles such as Drum and Crathes , it is home to a wide variety of sites including the architectural masterpiece of Craigievar , Aboyne Park , where..

In the setting of two 16C houses, the museum recalls all the activities of the port through models, paintings and memorabilia retracing the history of fishing, the shipbuilding industry, and petrol exploration in the North Sea. The museum has been re..

in this admirably furnished 17C house you can't help but admire the plastered and skirted ceilings and especially the painted ceiling (16C) of the chapel.

This college was established in the 16C by the 5th earl-marshal in the old Franciscan monastery, which then merged with the royal college to form the university of Aberdeen. The impressive granite façade is 20C.

This flamboyant gothic style chapel is all that remains of the University which was established in 1495. The university became famous for its Renaissance dome light and the finely carved medieval sculptures .

This bridge over the Don (14C.), one of Aberdeen's largest medieval constructions, has a gothic arch and a defensive baffle plate at its southern most point.

This street laid out between 1767 and 1768, is lined at regular intervals with houses with three floors and an attic.

In the centre of the square a magnificent market cross (1686) is erected, a unique reminder of the market that used to operate there in the Middle ages.

This Church built in the Middle ages was split in two at the time of the Reform, the transept used as a hallway. The gothic spire (1876) has a peal of 48 bells

A late-18C house built by James Dun (1708-1789), the rector of a nearby secondary school (long since closed; Byron was a pupil).

This old 18C town hall which straddles the High Street is a beautiful Georgian edifice.

Several-time winner of the «Great-Britain in flower» competition, Aberdeen is aptly nick-named the «Flower of Scotland». Banks of flowers of the Union Terrace Gardens , the winter gardens of Duthie Park and the rose garden and maze of Hazlehead .

This place used to unite the bishopric and the dwellings of the canons, and you can still see the outline of the perimeter wall. On the left, you can see the Cruickshank botanical gardens which belong to the university.