Glasgow Cathedral and the Necropolis
The medieval cathedral and, on the hill behind it, a Victorian city of the dead with the best view in town.
The cathedral is the only medieval one on the Scottish mainland to survive the Reformation intact, with a crypt around the tomb of St Mungo. Cross the Bridge of Sighs behind it and climb the Necropolis, where fifty thousand Victorians are buried under obelisks and temples, for a view over the whole city. Both free; the hill is exposed in wind.
When it works
Partly outdoors: better on a dry day, with shelter if it turns. Best morning, afternoon, evening.
Good for a first visit, a date, going solo and sunset.
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