Winter Road Trip Drive With Music On History Visit To St Andrews Fife Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K Winter travel video of a road trip drive, with Scottish fiddle music, along North Street, down City Road, through the West Port and along South Street and up Bell Street and along Market and past the Cathedral and Castle to the Golf Course on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to St Andrews, Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. St Andrews has a fascinating history. The cathedral was built in the 12th century and was the largest building in Scotland for 7 centuries, with pilgrims flocking here from all over Europe. It's also home to Scotland's oldest seat of learning, the University of St Andrews. The West Sands beach was featured in the film Chariots of Fire. St Andrews is also known around the world as the Home of Golf. The town is named after Saint Andrew the Apostle, who was a Galilean fisherman before he and his brother Simon Peter became disciples of Jesus Christ. He was crucified by the Romans on an X-shaped cross at Patras in Greece and, hundreds of years later, his remains were moved to Constantinople and then, in the 13th century, to Amalfi in southern Italy where they are kept to this day. Saint Andrew is not only the Patron Saint of Scotland but also Romania, Russia, Poland, Ukraine and Barbados. Saint Andrew never visited Scotland during his lifetime. After his death only some of his remains, including a tooth, an arm bone, a kneecap and some fingers, were taken to St Andrews. It is believed that the Pope made St Andrew the Patron Saint of Scotland because he was one of the first 12 followers of Christ and that his brother, Saint Peter, was the founder of the church. Saint Andrew is also the patron of women wishing to become mothers, fishmongers and singers. In parts of Ukraine, Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Poland, Russia and Romania, women believe that on the Eve of St Andrew’s Day they will get a sign to show them who their future husband will be and their profession. By the meteorological calendar, the first day of Winter is always 1st December in Scotland; ending on 28th of February. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome. When driving on Scottish roads in Scotland slow down and enjoy the trip All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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