Become a time traveller and discover a chain of Royal Burghs famous for everything from fish to coal, linen to golf clubs, gunpowder to snuff. Stop to admire Fife's distinctive architecture with its pepperpot towers and pantiled roofs. You would be well advised to visit the town of Culross to relive the domestic life of the 16th and 17th centuries at this Royal Burgh fringed by the River Forth, where the old buildings and cobbled streets create a time-warp for visitors. Fife has more than forty golf courses all easily accessible with something to suit every level of ability. Here you can also visit St Andrews University founded in 1411, the oldest university in Scotland.
Fife is criss-crossed by a network of paths especially designed for walkers and cyclists.
There's the Fife Coastal Path which on completion will stretch 78 miles from the Forth Bridge to the Tay Bridge. But you don't have to be a long distance walker to enjoy the breathtaking panoramas of the Firth of Forth, its islands and wildlife. The Kingdom of Fife Millennium Cycle Ways are the answer to every cyclist's prayer, and will provide the 105 mile Kingdom route, eleven circular routes, the West Fife Cycle Way, five urban networks and routes in four forests. And after a day in the great outdoors you'll appreciate Fife's excellent cuisine even more. In Fife you will find the country's finest restaurants and the very best Scottish produce.