Come and explore Glasgow during this 3h tour where you’ll discover the main sights and monuments of the city-centre. From slave-trade and shipyards to the designs of Rennie Mackintosh, discover the secrets of this multifaceted town and how the second capital of Scotland has shaped the UK.

Tour Highlights:

• Glasgow Central: Discover this unique 19th century train station and how the sentence “people make Glasgow” become the motto of the town as the Highland clearances and immigration transformed the city into an industrial powerhouse.

• Buchanan Street: From the intricate arches of a street dedicated to jewellers to the creativity of Rennie Mackintosh, learn how Glasgow used its industrial past to fuel a design renaissance and how people lived and shopped during Georgian times. Did you know that a gentleman could spend upward of 5 hours putting on makeup before he was ready to go out?! As you pass by, admire the beautiful Gallery of Modern Art (GoMa) or listen to some of the buskers (musicians) playing live in the street? It’s no surprise that Glasgow has been name a UNESCO City of Music!

• George Square: Admire this impressive Georgian square and learn more about its dark past, as well as how slavery funded the expansion of Glasgow.

• Street Art: Glasgow is well known for its street art. As you head up towards St Mungo, discover the history of the saint and how artists reinvented his myth through murals thorough the city.

• Glasgow Cathedral: With foundations dating back all the way to the 6th century, St Mungo’s cathedral soars above the town. From delicately carved wooden ceilings to a chaotic history at the heart of the Scottish religious Reformation, this church is truly a must see.

• Provand's Lordship: Visit this beautifully preserved medieval house

• Glasgow Necropolis: Discover some of most beautiful graves of this Victorian cemetery, where chilling stories and dramatic statues tell the tale of both beggars and millionaires.

Heading to Glasgow from Edinburgh? Our guide can take the train with you or we can arrange transport by private car