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One of the town's best-loved attractions is the Pitlochry Dam and Fish Ladder. Here salmon negotiate the specially constructed ladder allowing them to bypass Pitlochry Dam into the man-made Loch Faskally.
The Pitlochry Festival Theatre lies on the banks of the River Tummel and is internationally renowned for its fine repertoire of drama and comedy.
The splendidly restored Victorian buildings of Atholl Road offer a wide range of restaurants and specialist gift shops. At Heathergems, the crafts people can be viewed turning the stems of the heather, pulled from the Perthshire hills, into attractive and unusual jewellery.
Pitlochry is also home to two whisky distilleries - the Bell's Blair Athol Distillery and the Edradour Distillery which is the smallest whisky distillery in Scotland, producing only 12 casks of whisky a week!
The countryside around Pitlochry not only offers stunning scenery, it's steeped in history too! In the conservation village of Moulin a church has stood for at least 1400 years. One mile west of Pitlochry stands the sculptured, Pictish, Dunfallandy Stone which you can visit at any time of the year.
Three miles north of Pitlochry, visit the outstandingly beautiful Pass of Killiecrankie. The story of the famous battle in this tree-lined gorge, now in the care of The National Trust for Scotland, is a feature of the Visitor Centre.
Blair Atholl is a friendly, traditional stone built village with something for everyone be it family farm fun nights, pony trekking, mountain biking or golfing. The Atholl Ranger service offers guided walks in and around the local environment. Other village highlights include the Atholl Country Collection, a fascinating folk museum portraying Highland life in a bygone era and a working water mill. No visit to Blair Atholl is complete however without a trip to Blair Castle, the magnificent seat of the Dukes of Atholl. 32 rooms are open to the public and each one displays a wealth of arms, porcelain, paintings and other objets d'art. The Blair Castle International Horse Trials are held in the stunning grounds of the castle and have become a major event here every August.
3 miles/5km north of Blair Atholl lies The House of Bruar, Scotland's most prestigious country store and for many, no trip to Perthshire is complete without visiting 'The Home of Country Clothing'. Within its unique environment nestling at the side of the famous Falls of Bruar, The House of Bruar offers a unique variety of shopping opportunities rolled into one - it houses Scotland's largest Cashmere Hall, a Delicatessen and contemprary rural Art Gallery.
Don't miss the opportunity to travel west on the B8019, the 'Road to the Isles'. Take time to stop at the Queens View where the Forestry Commission's Visitor Centre interprets the natural habitat and where the spectacular vista over Loch Tummel towards Glencoe, is world famous.
Continue along Strathtummel, through Tummel Bridge to Loch Rannoch and the quiet picturesque village of Kinloch Rannoch, dominated by the conical shaped Schiehallion. Follow the lochside Clan Trail, making a detour to where the road ends at the remote Rannoch Station. From here, the renowned West Highland Railway Line crosses one of Europe's last remaining wildernesses - Rannoch Moor.
As you'll soon discover, no day is long enough. Call in at Pitlochry Tourist Information Centre, which is situated on the main thoroughfare. The friendly staff can offer all manner of advice, as well as providing accommodation bookings and ticket reservations.
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Pitlochry is a gloriously colourful and vibrant Victorian town surrounded by the most resplendent mountain scenery in Europe. It's fame as a holiday resort dates from the 1860s and it is an absolute must for any visitor to Perthshire. Queen's View is one of the most famous views in Scotland.
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