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Scotland · Inner Hebrides

Islay

📷 AlasdairW · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Nine peat-smoke distilleries, geese in their thousands and white beaches on the Atlantic.

Islay is a place of pilgrimage for whisky drinkers: Laphroaig, Lagavulin, Ardbeg and six more distilleries make the smoky malts the island is known for, most of them by the sea. Tens of thousands of barnacle geese spend the winter on its fields, the Atlantic side has long white beaches, and Bowmore has a round church built so the devil could not hide in a corner.

Known for

  • Pubs, breweries & distilleries
  • Coastal
  • Relax
  • Nature
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Best time to visit

The best months for Islay are May, June, July, August and September.

Suggested route

4 nights across 1 stop. Jourimo adjusts it to the length of your trip.

  1. 1Bowmore · 4 nights