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Stirling : Michelin's recommendations

The modern town of Stirling stands on the alluvial plains of the Forth, laid out around and upon a steep rocky outcrop, topped by the town’s castle and historic old centre. Given its central location, Stirling has always played a strategic role in Scots affairs, and the town's long, eventful history is inextricably linked to that of its famous castle, a former royal residence. Today, this dynamic tourist centre offers numerous alternative day trips into the surrounding countryside.

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Tourist attractions Stirling : Things to see and do

Mar's Wark

Broad Street GB - Stirling

Ruined but nevertheless impressive, the façade is all that is left of a palace started but never completed in 1570 for John Erskine (1510-1572), the Regent and 1st Earl of Mar who, as Hereditary Keeper of the castle and guardian of Prince James, need..

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Broad Street

Broad Street GB - Stirling

Once the centre of burgh life, Broad Street, with its mercat cross was where the market - and executions - were held. The tolbooth designed by Sir William Bruce (1701-1704) is unusual in that the staircase spans the cells; the six-storey tower is..

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Church of the Holy Rude

Mar Place GB - Stirling FK8 1EQ

Built in stages on the site of an older church destroyed by fire, the oldest parts of this church (the nave and the lower part of the tower) date back to the first half of the 15C. The nave with its round pillars supporting broken arches still has th..

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Hotels Stirling

Terraces Hotel

4 MELVILLE TERRACE GB - STIRLING FK8 2ND

Centrally situated, just off the main road, though in a peaceful setting with private parking, you are ideally situated to explore the Stirling town center just a two-minute walk or the many visitor attractions within Braveheart country.With Glasgow ..

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Adamo Stirling

78 Upper Craigs GB - Stirling FK8 2DT

In the heart of Stirling, this 4-star luxury hotel’s historic Georgian façade houses a superb restaurant and stylish, contemporary accommodation with wireless internet access, plasma TVs and DVD players. The hotel has been sensitively renovated and ..

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The Stirling Highland Hotel

29 Spittal Street GB - Stirling FK8 1DU

Prix Prices from : 87 £

Built in 1854, this hotel was once the High School of Stirling. Less than 10 minutes’ walk from the city’s historic castle, it has an AA Rosette-awarded restaurant and free parking. Each room at Stirling Highland Hotel is bright and spacious, with s..

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