Located at the top of the Great Glen mountain ranges, Inverness city is the hub of a transport network leading to and from all parts of the highlands and the rest of the UK. As the Highland's main settlement, Inverness offers a pleasant blend between old and new. From the five different castles, and the spectacular Caledonian Canal built in 1882, through to a beautiful, modern designed bridge over the river Ness. A great variety of landscapes lie within easy reach, to the south and west lay the big hills, notably around Glen Affric.

Inverness is currently the fastest growing commercial City in Europe, plans to add a large commercial business centre to the airport, located 8 miles from Inverness City Centre, and the relocating of many large businesses to the area add to the growth potential of the area.

A City of Art and Culture
Inverness offers an impressive art culture for its size. With the Eden Court Theatre, Bridge Street Art Gallery, and the upcoming Art museum on Bank Street, Inverness covers a range of interests for the visiting public.

Shopping in Inverness
The recent addition off the ‘Eastgate Shopping Centre’ to Inverness, situated on Academy Street, provides the most up to date clothes and styles from around the UK. A range of shops located in Inverness offer the best of local produce, as well as traditional Scottish fair.

A Life of Leisure
Home to one of the eight best football clubs, the ‘Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club’, and acting as a gateway to a range of leisure activities such as angling, stalking, shooting, skiing, cycling, water activities and superb golf courses, most people would be hard pushed to find an activity they couldn’t get involved in around Inverness.

‘I will arise now, and go to Inverness,
And a small villa rent there, of lath and plaster built;
Nine bedrooms will I have there, and I'll don my native dress,
And walk around in a damned loud kilt.’
Harry Graham (1874-1936), The Cockney of the North