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The City of Aberdeen offers something for all members of the family!
Activities and Attractions in Aberdeen include: Provost Skene's House, John Codona's Pleasure Fairs & Sunset Boulevard, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen Maritime Museum, Caledonian Heritage Tours, Old Deeside Railway Line, Craigievar Castle, St. Andrew's Cathedral, Balmedie Beach, North East Falconry Centre, Aberdeen Art Gallery, Blair's Museum, Scotstown Moor, Peacock Visual Arts, Murcar Golf Club, Royal Aberdeen Golf Club, Storybook Glen and Hazlehead Park to name but a few!
Aberdeen is a very active and friendly city which is located near the mouth of the River Don, on the North East coast of Scotland. Aberdeen (Obar Dheathain) is Scotland's third largest city with a population of just over 200,000.
Aberdeen is nicknamed "the Granite City" and the "Silver City with the Golden Sands". Many of Aberdeen's buildings incorporate a locally quarried grey granite that sparkles like silver. Aberdeen features a long, sandy coastline facing into the North Sea. Aberdeen is the Oil and Energy Capital of Europe.
People have been living in the Aberdeen area for over eight thousand years, evidence of prehistoric villages has been found at the mouths of the rivers Dee and Don.
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Robert the Bruce gave Aberdeen Royal Burgh status in 1319 which helped the city greatly economically. Aberdeen has two universities, the University of Aberdeen which was founded in 1495, and the Robert Gordon University. Aberdeen's traditional industries of fishing, shipbuilding, paper-making and textile manufacturing have been mainly replaced by the oil industry and Aberdeen's seaport. Aberdeen has one of the busiest commercial heliports in the world and the local seaport is the largest in the north-east of Scotland.
Aberdeen has been the proud winner of the "Britain in Bloom" competition a record breaking ten times. The city also hosts the Aberdeen International Youth Festival, a major international event attracting almost one thousand performing arts companies.
Union Street is the hub of the city where many of Aberdeen's main attractions, including the technically accomplished Union Street Bridge built in the 19th century. The Aberdeen Art Gallery is one of the city's most popular attractions and well worth a few hours' visit to study its fine art collection from the 19th and 20th centuries.
Old Aberdeen
The centrepiece of Old Aberdeen is the King's College (now united with the Marischal College to form the University of Aberdeen) with its imposing buildings that entomb the famous Quadrangle. The college chapel was used for daily worship for over five centuries and houses an impressive collection of 15th century artefacts. Also in Old Aberdeen is the 15th century St Machar's Cathedral, which overlooks picturesque Seaton Park and the River Don.
The Harbour
No visit to Aberdeen is complete without a visit to the historic harbour area. The excellent Maritime Museum is located on a site with Provost Ross's House, which is reputed to be the oldest building in the city. Multi-media displays tell the interesting history of Aberdeen's intimate connection with the ocean.
Footdee
Within easy walking distance of the harbour is the old fishing village of Footdee (pronounced ‘fittie'). The old 19th century fishermen's cottages all face inwards in squares with their backs to the ocean to protect themselves from the harsh storms that rage in from the sea.
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