Glasgow has appeared in some of the world’s top travel guides as a must visit destination and more and more people are discovering why. It might not jump out at you as a good city break destination but once you discover what Glasgow has to offer you will find out why.

Scotland’s largest city, Glasgow was founded in the 6th century with the opening of Glasgow’s first Christian Church. Although the history of the area also includes Romans, Celtic Druids and Stone age man. The first Cathedral was started around 1175 and Glasgow became a major centre for commerce from the 16th century.

Glasgow today is one of a major shopping destination with an assortment of shops, shopping centres and markets to suit even the most experienced shopper. In fact the only place better to shop in the UK would be London. Add in the amazing nightlife, selection of restaurants, pubs, clubs, casinos and you will soon discover why so many people visit Glasgow.

If you like live entertainment then Glasgow has something for everyone with its regular festivals spread out over the year. Some of the festivals on offer include the West End Festival, Glasgay, The Jazz Festival, The River Festival, the International Comedy Festival and many more.

Visiting Glasgow is easy and can be very cheap especially if you can get one of the cheap fares with one of the many low cost airlines flying into Glasgow. There are two rail stations in the centre of the city as well as a coach station all with regular services from England and the north of Scotland. There are daily departures from all four of the London airports to Glasgow International.

There are lots of accommodation options in Glasgow from hostels, bed and breakfast accommodation to four and five star Glasgow hotels in the city centre. There are new hotels opening all the time as Glasgow prepares for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

The weather in Glasgow can be very changeable however the people of Glasgow are used to this and shopping and entertainment can be enjoyed regardless of the weather conditions.

Glasgow has a wealth of good quality attractions to visit whilst you are here including the fantastic Kelvingrove Art Gallery, which has free entry. There is also the Science Mall, which includes the Science Centre the Glasgow Tower and the Glasgow Imax.

Less than a one hours drive away is Loch Lomond and further north is the beautiful Highlands of Scotland. You are also within an easy drive away from Stirling and Edinburgh

Glasgow has it all from nightlife to culture and some of the best Indian restaurants in the UK. So visit Glasgow before its no longer one of the best kept city break destinations in Europe.

Find out which airline has flights and to where in the world with London Flights and from which London airport, all destinations displayed including Glasgow. Article by travel writer Craig Walker of Bargain Sun the holiday and travel discount web site.