Scotland has many different faces. It has busy cities, quiet islands, mountains, lochs (the Scottish word for ‘lake’) and large areas of beautiful and empty countryside. It has Highland Games, Highland dancing, bagpipes and traditional1 music. It has strange and dark stories from history and beyond. And there is present-day Scotland, a small but dynamic country, with its own special character and identity. Traditions and history come together with new ideas from the young Scots of today to make Scotland an exciting and modern country.