About
Shetland
Re-energise…
After
all that rest and relaxation, you’ll be looking for
something to do.
Enchanting and stimulating Shetland offers lots to get involved
with.
Events that occur throughout the year are diverse:
• Musical
Festivals – Shetland’s
musical heritage is alive and kicking.
• These happen
either side of summer.
• Book Festival – this
attracts some heavyweights in the literary
• world
and takes place in September.
• Up Helly Aa – the
most famous Viking Festival in the World
• in January
of each year.
• Boating Regattas – in
profusion in summer.
• Fêtes
and Fayres – abound
in summer.
• The Walking
Festival – takes place in
September.
• Simmer Dim – in
mid-summer.
 Shop till you drop with the wide range of quality Shetland
crafts available in boutiques and shops. Shetland knitwear
is a must buy item and there are a wide range of unique crafts
and jewellery available to interest and excite.
Many places in Shetland feature live music in the evenings
and musicians will come and go during the musical offerings
which are enchantingly informal. Many children are taught the
fiddle and conseqently the skills level is very high.
There is so much to
see and do in Shetland and a wide range of things to experience.
What there is in
abundance though
is warmth, charm and friendliness such as you’ll rarely
find now.Whether you choose to visit during the summer months,
take a short break during spring and autumn or choose a snappy
and exhilarating winter get-away, Shetland has something for
you.
You’ll go home revived, refreshed and relaxed and
no matter how many times you visit there’s always something
else to discover. NEXT>
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