Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
10 of the Most Beautiful Alternative Towns in Britain
10 of the Most Beautiful Alternative Towns in Britain
In Travel & Living / By Morris M / 14 September 2016
....
Tobermory, Isle of Mull (Scotland)
(Image: Magnus Hagdorn)
If they handed out prizes for prettiest waterfronts, Tobermory in Scotland would arguably win every single time. The capital of Mull, it sits on the very fringes of the island, its colourful face turned wistfully towards the mainland. Seen from the water in an approaching boat, it looks almost European; like someone decided to construct a mini-Copenhagen out here in the fog-shrouded Inner Hebrides.
Around this small, sheltered bay, the rest of the island unfolds, a fairy tale world of crumbling castles, windswept heaths and tough, primeval forest. It’s a world that constantly feels like it’s encroaching on Tobermory. With a population of only slightly over 1,000, the island’s single town has the atmosphere of some distant outpost on the fringes of civilization. One into which the wild world around it constantly threatens to creep, sowing beautiful disorder.
In Travel & Living / By Morris M / 14 September 2016
....
Tobermory, Isle of Mull (Scotland)
(Image: Magnus Hagdorn)
If they handed out prizes for prettiest waterfronts, Tobermory in Scotland would arguably win every single time. The capital of Mull, it sits on the very fringes of the island, its colourful face turned wistfully towards the mainland. Seen from the water in an approaching boat, it looks almost European; like someone decided to construct a mini-Copenhagen out here in the fog-shrouded Inner Hebrides.
Around this small, sheltered bay, the rest of the island unfolds, a fairy tale world of crumbling castles, windswept heaths and tough, primeval forest. It’s a world that constantly feels like it’s encroaching on Tobermory. With a population of only slightly over 1,000, the island’s single town has the atmosphere of some distant outpost on the fringes of civilization. One into which the wild world around it constantly threatens to creep, sowing beautiful disorder.
1 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
= new reply since forum marked as read
