Tour Scotland 4K Winter travel video, with Scottish music, of a road trip drive North on the A917 coast road on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to the coast in St Andrews, Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. The town is home to the University of St Andrews, the third oldest university in the English speaking world and the oldest in Scotland. The Fife Coastal walking Path is a Scottish long distance walking footpath that runs from Kincardine to Newburgh. It runs for 117 miles along the coastline of Fife and passes through many seaside towns and villages including St Andrews. The path would take around one week to walk completely from end to end. 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. 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. By the meteorological calendar, the first day of Winter is always 1st December in Scotland; ending on 28th of February.
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