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 Hebrides: Virtual Hebrides Guide to the Inner & Outer Islands. The Virtual Hebrides is one of the longest established web sites dedicated to this wonderful area of Scotland. The Virtual Hebrides is a rather large site so dig deep and you will find some really interesting stories and photographs. The Hebrides are a group of islands off the west coast of Scotland and are sub-divided into two groups, the Inner Hebrides, which include the Isle of Skye and a few other islands of note, and the Outer Hebrides (which are also known as the Western ISles), which include the Isle of Lewis, Isle of Harris, North & South Uist and many more.
 With an abundance of glorious landscapes, fantastic beaches, important historical sites, plus much, much more to interest the visitor it is little wonder that the Hebrides are quickly becoming a popular vacation destination with holidays in the Outer hebrides becoming far more common than in the past. For this reason we have started to shift our emphasis over to provision of information that will be useful to those visiting the Hebrides rather than those just interested in them (as they are highly interesting and sometimes amusing).
 This year will see some changes across the Internet and we are happy to declare ourselves an associate site of Enjoy Hebrides which is quickly becoming an imporrtant accommodation portal for the Hebrides. We have a number of accommodation categories on this site already but Enjoy Hebrides looks most exciting. We have listings for Lewis bed & breakfast, Lewis hotels, Stornoway hotel accommodation, Harris self catering, Harris bed & breakfast Harris Hotel and Stornoway bed & breakfast and many more in our accommodation. If you are planning a vacation in the Hebrides and elsewhere in Scotland you will find links to other Scottish accommodation sites in the navigation to the left (more sites in our comprehensive links section).
The Hebrides Isles have some of the finest examples of ancient historical sites in the country. The Hebrides were first mentioned by the Ancient Greeks c. 55 B.C. For further details visit our Hebrides History Section. If you are visiting the area for a holiday you will find that a number of these sites can be visited in one day, such as the broch at Carloway and the Callanish Standing Stones, which are now known as Calanais Standing Stones due to the local Council's policy to name all places in the Gaelic language. Gaelic is spoken widely throughout the Hebrides but, you will be glad to hear, nearly everyone is perfectly fluent in English and other languages.
We hope that you find the Virtual Hebrides a valuable resource but we would sincerely wish that this site encourages you to visit the Hebrides some time soon. The Hebrides provide the resources for many diverse sports. With it's many fresh water and sea lochs the angler will be spoilt for choice in this unspoilt environment. There are various sporting events throughout the year. Surfing, climbing and diving are some of the most popular sports but for those in search of a more leisurely pastime there is much to see and do.
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