Inverness, Scotland, Capital of the Highlands - Pleasantness

<body bgcolor="#FFFF00"> <h1><img src="images/plestitle.gif" alt="Inverness, Scotland - Pleasantness" width="379" height="52"></h1> <h2><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><a href="index.html" target="_top">Inverness, Scotland - Home Page</a></font></h2><br> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="10"> </td> <td width="400" align="left" valign="top"> <p align="left"><br> <font face="Tahoma" size="2"><b>Inverness</b> offers a<b> terrific quality of life</b>. As well as being a pleasant, <b>safe environment</b> in which to live, it also boasts a varied cultural life and <b>first- rate educational opportunities</b>.</font></p> <p><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><b><u>A GREAT QUALITY OF LIFE</u></b></font></p> <p><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><b>Inverness</b> has one of the lowest reported crime rates of any major town in Scotland, and as a result is<b> particularly safe</b>. Unemployment, pollution and congestion are all low, and standards of public services, <b>healthcare</b> and <b>education</b> are good.<br> Inverness is also compact enough for all its amenities and facilities to be quickly and <b>easily accessible</b>. And, of course, in addition to all this, Inverness is set in one the<b> cleanest </b>and most <b>scenic</b> <b>environments</b> to be found anywhere in <b>Europe</b>.</font></p> <p><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><u><b>A CULTURAL CENTRE</b></u></font></p> <p><font face="Tahoma" size="2">Inverness has many venues which provide a stage for Highland and world culture. These include :</font></p> <ul> <li><b><font face="Tahoma" size="2">Eden Court Theatre</font></b><font face="Tahoma" size="2"> - the town's main arts venue presents a varied programme of <b>concerts</b> and <b>events</b>. It also houses a <b>theatre</b> <b>restaurant</b> and a <b>cinema</b> which shows a diverse array of 'art house' films.</font></li> <li><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><b>Balnain House</b> - famed throughout Scotland as the home of<b> traditional music</b>,<b> dance</b> and <b>poetry</b>.</font></li> <li><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><b>Inverness Museum and Art Gallery</b> - art and local history exhibits of great interest.</font></li> <li><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><b>art.tm</b> - a <b>modern gallery</b> which would not look out of place in any major city.</font></li> <li><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><b>Multiplex </b>- a <b>seven-screen state-of-the art</b> facility which complements the town centre cinema. Inverness also hosts many <b>festivals</b> including the <a href="http://www.highland-festival.co.uk/" target="_blank"><b>Highland Festival</b></a>, which celebrates the area's <b>rich culture</b> and <b>heritage</b>, the <b>Highland Food Festival</b>, and the successful<b> New Year celebrations</b>.</font></li> </ul> <p><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><b><u>A FINE EDUCATION</u></b></font></p> <p><font size="2" face="Tahoma">Inverness is justifiably proud of its educational record. Fine scholastic standards have seen a high proportion of school leavers going on to further education and the town's schools also tend to have strong links with their communities.<br> <b>Inverness College</b> offers a wide range of <b>full time courses</b> and <b>degree programmes </b>delivered in association with the<b> University of Stirling</b> and the new <b>University of the Highlands and Islands project</b>.<br> The<b> University of the Highlands and Islands project </b>utilises the latest <b>telecommunications technology</b> to create an integrated network of colleges throughout the<b> Highlands and Islands of Scotland</b>.</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><a href="index.html" target="_top"><img src="images/home.gif" border="0" alt="Home" width="47" height="46"></a></font></p> <p> </p> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <div align="left"> <table border="0"> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td height="173"><img src="images/fine.jpg" align="right" name="ismlogo" alt="The River Ness, Inverness, Scotland" width="300" height="221"></td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td height="2"><img src="images/pleasant.jpg" align="right" name="logo" alt="Inverness - a pleasant safe environment" width="300" height="80"></td> </tr> </table> </div> <p> </td> </tr> </table> <p align="center"><font size="2" face="Tahoma">Inverness, Scotland, the Highland Capital</font><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><br> URL = http://www.inverness-scotland.com/pleasant.html</font></p> </body>