An influential travel guide has revealed its top recommendations for places to visit during every season of the year in its new Where To Go When guide – and it's recommended Shetland’s Up Helly Aa as one of the world's best events.
Answering the perennial traveller question the book from Lonely Planet highlights 25 destinations for each month, detailing not just where to go, but why and how, creating the ultimate trip planner for the year.
The guide includes a handy infographic flowchart, to help filter the recommendations according to interests, from beaches to adventures or food and drink, and diagrams that depict the climate and value for money.
It also includes a calendar of iconic and less well-known events, which people will love. READ MORE: 'Plan for more time, not less' - Insider tips for travelling Scotland from Lonely Planet The annual Up Helly Aa celebrations in Lerwick were one of the only British entries in the guide.
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