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City Centre
The grid layout and pedestrian streets of the city centre make it easy to get around, and
there are many cafes and pubs that make good pit stops between attractions.
GLASGOW IN…
Two Days
On your first day, hit the
East End
for
Glasgow Cathedral
,
St Mungo's Museum
and a wander through the hill-
side
necropolis
. Later take in one of the city's top museums: either the
Burrell Collection
or the
Kelvingrove
. As
evening falls, head to trendy
Merchant City
for a stroll and dinner -
Café Gandolfi
maybe, or the latest trendy
newcomer. Make sure you head to
Artá
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for a pre- or post-meal drink. The next day,
visit whichever museum you missed yesterday, and then it's Mackintosh time.
Glasgow School of Art
is his
finest work: if you like his style, head to the West End for
Mackintosh House
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.
Hungry? Thirsty? Some of the city's best restaurants and bars are up this end of town, so you could make a night
of it. Make sure to check out one of the numerous excellent music venues around the city.
Four Days
A four-day stay gives much better scope for getting to know the city in some depth. Spend a day along the Clyde
- the
Riverside Museum
and the
Science Centre
. Plan your weekend around a night out at
Arches
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or the legendary
Sub Club
, a day strolling the stylish city-centre clothing emporia,
earthier shopping at the
Barras
flea market and a football game. Don't miss trying at least one of the city's classic
curry houses.
Glasgow School of Art
(
0141-353 4526;
www.gsa.ac.uk/tours
; 167 Renfrew St; adult/child/family £8.75/7/24;
9.30am-6.30pm Apr-Sep, 10.30am-5pm Oct-Mar)
Mackintosh's greatest building, the
Glasgow School of Art, still fulfils its original function, so just follow the steady stream of
eclectically dressed students up the hill to find it. It's hard not to be impressed by the thor-
oughness of the design; the architect's pencil seems to have shaped everything inside and
outside the building. The interior is strikingly austere, with simple colour combinations
(often just black and cream) and the uncomfortable-looking high-backed chairs for which
Mackintosh is famous. The library, designed as an addition in 1907, is a masterpiece. The
visitor entrance is at the side of the building on Dalhousie St; here you'll find a shop with
a small but useful interpretative display. Excellent hour-long guided tours (roughly hourly
in summer; 11am, 1pm and 3pm in winter) run by architecture students leave from here;
MACKINTOSH BUILDING
