Here are some images of places that feature on our EuroWalks from two of Scotland's cities! Do you know which ones? www.eurowalks.scot

What a lovely picture

Something to look forward to and at least some good news amongst so much that is not good at the moment #TdF #ecosse #scotland #cycling www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...

Aberdeen ! Great place to visit and you could even do some of our Aberdeen EuroWalk ! www.dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/tr... Send us some pics if you go! Our EuroWalks can be found at : www.eurowalks.scot

Edinburgh's Holyrood Park has been shaped by over 8,000 years of human use, with traces of Iron Age forts and Bronze Age agricultural terraces still visible on the slopes 🌄 On 25 January, dig into the archaeology of the site with Historic Environment Scotland: www.digitscotland.com/events/parka...

Dundee's mural trails sound interesting www.dundeeculture.com/post/dundee-...

This is quite interesting to see the variations in Cathedral ceilings in England though Limerick features as well! englishcathedrals.co.uk/cathedrals/c...

Doesn't this ceiling look quite like St Machar's Cathedral in Aberdeen?!

I was asked why there would be a labyrinth in a church. They are nothing new. Dating back to the 4th century they became a more widespread feature in churches and cathedrals during the Middle Ages, particularly in Italy and Northern France: The practice peaked with large, elaborate floor

I've decided to make this piece free to read in full for the next 24 hours. It's about the dangers of AI and the difficult decisions the digital world forces us to make, especially if we earn a living via our creativity. It's also a love letter to human thinking: www.tom-cox.com/thinking-abo...

"When I was a very small child, I had a sense, whereof I know not, that William the Conqueror was the first king of England and that history began in 1066. When I was a slightly less small child, I was delighted to learn that this wasn’t so..." Regarding a surprisingly complicated question

Contrary to popular belief, Whitby was never chiefly a fishing port, but a place of significant maritime consequence. In the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries its shipyards and fleet were deeply engaged in especially European trade, bringing the town notable prosperity. Favoured 1/3

This looks interesting Vikings in the Hebrides Date: 19 feb • 18:30 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/vikings-in...

What’s life really like in Insch after blizzards leave village snowed in for a week?

Influence of Italians on East Lothian www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/2573926...

Some European Epiphany (Jan 6th) traditions : www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-l...

This history talk in Haddington sounds very interesting #edinburgh @edinburgh4eu.bsky.social #history #scotland #france #french www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/2573987...

This looks interesting - the Kirkwall EuroWalk is one of our most popular EuroWalks as there is just so much history there! And this webinar explores some of that history - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-saga-o...

Stirling EuroWalk is in the ancient heart of Stirling. The Smith Art Gallery has fabulous art & a great cafe! These paintings of Italian costumes are by Thomas Stuart Smith whose legacy was to this gallery ! See eurowalks.scot/stirling-eur... And www.smithartgalleryandmuseum.co.uk/exhibition/m...

Although epiphany falls on the 6th January, it will have been celebrated in churches up and down the country today. It is a good excuse for a Brueghel painting. In this case Adoration of the Kings in the Snow, Pieter Brueghel the Elder ( - 1569). This 1597 painting It

Sunset over the Mont Saint Michel… #photography #culture #art #landscape

Tom Cox is always fun....may be too true this one!!

Trieste Cathedral was built over a Roman temple next to the forum and retains the original mosaic floor. #TilesOnTuesday 🗃️🏺

Interesting history at this festival. www.bbc.com/news/article...

This is such a great find. King David I brought a lot of the Norman influence to Scotland. He features on a number of our EuroWalks as founder of Abbeys etc. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #coin #archaeology #history

Omg what is this weather... Hailstones battering down

"Perthshire church closes days before Christmas as locals face six-week race to save it from sale" A community group has been granted a brief extension by the Church of Scotland as it tries to raise the funds necessary to purchase the historic Kirk of Kenmore 👇 www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/5394...

Interesting

The sweetest thing I will read today is already in the bag:

In AD 871, two Viking kings successfully laid siege to a fortress on Dumbarton Rock near Glasgow ⚔️ 1,100 years later, archaeologists unearthed artefacts at the site which could be connected to the siege, including an iron pommel-bar for a Viking sword: www.digitscotland.com/top-five-arc...

In 1963, a Viking-Age grave containing a bronze mount decorated with a wolf was discovered on a Westness farm in Orkney 🐺 It's one of many traces of this predator—which roamed Scotland for millennia after the last ice age—that have been found by archaeologists: www.digitscotland.com/the-archaeol...

BBC News - Rare public display for Mary Queen of Scots' final letter - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Interesting webinar tomorrow for those interested in Scottish history! The Bruce Domain: Annandale and the Anglo-Scottish Wars, c.1334-1384 Date: 11 dec • 18:30 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-bruce-...

Roman London online event in January A history of Roman London Date: 14 jan • 18:30 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-history-...

💙 Happy birthday to the European flag! Adopted 70 years ago by the Council of Europe, it became the #EU emblem in 1985. 12 stars. Blue sky. A circle of unity. A symbol for the whole of Europe and shared values. Learn more: go.coe.int/HmDIt

It is St Nicholas day today Are you celebrating? www.bbc.com/newsround/ar... St Nicholas is the patron saint of Aberdeen and features on our new EuroWalk of Aberdeen !

Nice idea.... Wonder which churches will feature! Wonder if there will be any that appear on our EuroWalks?

Some interesting history and the efforts to recognise the birthplace of the Saltire flag where clouds formed in the sky above an ancient battlefield 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/scottish-news/st-andrews-day-plea-honour-36327400

A campaign against an estate's 'unacceptable' banning of walkers from accessing four popular Munros at one of Scotland's 'most beautiful glens' has been launched

One of the signs that #Christmas is coming today at school! #Norwegian musicians playing for the whole school 🇳🇴 #Orkney has close links with Norway and we're fortunate that a delegation come each year for the Orkney celebration of St Lucia and the turning on of the #Kirkwall Christmas tree.

Orkney tree lighting events

Orkney Christmas Tree lighting arrangements for this week www.orkney.gov.uk/latest-news/... 🎄

Each year Norway sends Christmas trees to some towns in Scotland as a symbol of gratitude for support during World War II and also recognising long standing historical links. The lighting of the tree is a significant event that marks the start of the festive season in each city. 🎄

Thank you. I *am* shy about setting one up. But a few people have asked, after the Substack nightmare, so I've added a link at the top of my latest post here: www.tom-cox.com/important-bi...

2025 has been the celebration of Glasgow's 850th Anniversary. We picked out some classic stops for a EuroWalk to discover some of the European links right in the city. Mind you we didn't expect that the George Square statues would be taken away to be refurbished!! eurowalks.scot/glasgow/glas...

This App from Birlinn books looks interesting.... explore literary links in various parts of Scotland via a map birlinn.co.uk/scotland-by-...

Some interesting European links with Guy Fawkes ! www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/art... Relevant to Scotland as well as joint monarch James I and VI was primary target even though we still had separate parliaments at that time. However.... Let's move to sound free fireworks for animals and people too.

Guy Fawkes was born around Aprill in 1570 in Stonegate, York. He was baptised at St Michael le Belfrey (below) on the 15th of that month. His father, a Church of England lawyer, died when Guy was eight. His mother later married a Catholic, which, along with Guy’s schooling at St Peter’s