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The Jurys Inn Quick Guide To Glasgow
The fact that Glasgow was called the Second City of the Empire in Queen Victoria’s day tells you just how significant the city is, not just in Scotland but worldwide. It’s a major financial capital today, but not that long ago it was a giant of heavy industry, and before that a medieval religious settlement of great importance. Stay long enough and you might detect the rivalry between Glasgow and its near neighbour Edinburgh. The latter may be the capital, they say, but Glasgow has the capital.
City highlights
Fine Victorian architecture A city renowned for its shopping The Burrell Collection Cruise on the River Clyde The Gallery of Modern Art
The Victorian influence in the architecture is everywhere you look, and culture runs deep along the twisting Clyde. The City of Glasgow has thirteen separate museums, including the reopened and mega-impressive Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, making it one of Europe’s most culturally important showcases. Visitors come for the sedate pleasure of these artefacts and the beauty of the architectural gems, especially those of Charles Rennie Mackintosh, one of Scotland’s most famous architects. The fact that the city is built on a grid system makes navigation even easier for the stranger in town, and you can depend on the fact that you won’t be a stranger for very long.
Alongside those quieter pleasures, Glasgow is famous for its explosion of world-class venues, and a native live music scene that’s arguably the UK’s finest. Add to that the black humour, the spade-is-a-spade directness and the proud Billy Connolly-esque working class spirit and you’ve got a gruff, smiling welcome from Glasgow that will stay with you long after you’ve left it.
Before you decide on a hotel in Glasgow check out what makes ours that little bit more special – Jurys Inn Glasgow Hotel.
Alongside those quieter pleasures, Glasgow is famous for its explosion of world-class venues, and a native live music scene that’s arguably the UK’s finest. Add to that the black humour, the spade-is-a-spade directness and the proud Billy Connolly-esque working class spirit and you’ve got a gruff, smiling welcome from Glasgow that will stay with you long after you’ve left it.
Before you decide on a hotel in Glasgow check out what makes ours that little bit more special – Jurys Inn Glasgow Hotel.
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