Visit
St Andrews - Our town
St
Andrews is one of those places that almost everyone has heard of
at some time and nearly all Scots have visited at least once. It
is, although there isn't really such a place, Scotland's National
Town. It is the home of our Patron Saint, largest cathedral,
oldest and now most well-known university, and the world
of golf.
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| The
Old Course at St Andrews - home of golf and famous
all over the world. |
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People
like to visit St Andrews for this sense of mediaeval national
belonging, the bustle of a seaside town with a large university
in its midst and the prestige and fame of the golf business which
is also inseparable from the name of the place.
We
could give you a lengthy history lesson detailing the people and
events that have shaped St Andrews but we will instead, tell you
about how the town took its name from our patron saint and how
everything followed on from that.
Sixty
Second History!
St Andrew was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus whose holy
relics were brought to Scotland by St Rule in the fourth century
from Constantinople. St Rule sailed west until he was forced to
land in bad weather at a place in Fife now called St Andrews where
he buried the relics. St Andrews then became a very important
Christian centre where Scotland's largest cathedral was built
and a university
founded in the fifteenth century. The current fame and prosperity
of St Andrews all stems from this early history and there are
still many sites of great historic interest worth visiting, including
the ruins of the great cathedral.
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| The
ruins of St Andrews Cathedral, once Scotland's
largest building. |
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St
Andrews Now
21st Century St Andrews is a great place. Visit in the winter
months and the town has a cosmopolitan atmosphere with
students crowding out the cafes and bars and entertainment of
all sorts in the Byre Theatre, Younger Hall and other University
venues. Spring brings school holidays and days out to St Andrews
to walk on the West Sands, play golf and visit the shops, while
summer is all of these and cycling on the Fife Millenium Cycleways,
walking the coastal path and lazy days on the beach. When the
summer holidays are over we merge into winter with the Dunhill
Links golf competition and St Andrew's
Week festivities at the end of November.
Visit?
ASAP!
Best time to visit? Anytime, but our favourite time of year is
July with its warm sunny days and evenings, and we also love the
bright crisp winter days before Christmas and the busyness of
the town at that time.
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