International Travel Desk

If you are considering having a holiday in the Western Isles why not consider staying on the Isle of Harris. You will find that there is masses of Accommodation in the Isle of Harris available throughout the tourist season and possibly the best ways to stay is in self-catering accommodation. Renting a self-catering property within walking distance of a beach is relatively easy, nowadays you simply go on the net and use Google, MSN or Yahoo to search for it. Regrettably it is usual for some houses to be reserved up to a year by previous visitors to the island. It is there therefore immensely important that you book your accommodation as quickly as possible, postponing for a few days could cause you to lose out.

Harris Self Catering is absolutely brilliant the house is always clean & tidy and highly pleasant whichever Self Catering Accommodation on the Isle of Harris you stay in. While staying on the Isle of Harris in the Hebrides you could think about a excursion to Lewis where you will discover a number of popular places of interest and landmarks such as the magnificent and very well known Calanais stone circle. The Calanais stone circle are amongst the most remarkable and important in Europe.

Not far from the Calanais stone circle is Dn Chrlabhaigh(Carloway) Broch which is an ancient iron age twin-walled drystone building of which the usage is unknown (but a great many folk consider it was defensive). Throughout the Hebrides you will find an incredible number of sites of special interest. It would seem that wherever you lay your eye you see a strange outline of rocks where once there was some kind home. These were once a type of home named a blackhouse.

These days there are hardly any blackhouses in the Western Isles/Outer Hebrides. There are a few that have been conserved and a couple that have been renovated and modernized and available to rent. Happily there is a blackhouse available as Accommodation in Harris at Scarista on South Harris. This astounding cottage-like building is bordering onto one of the most enchanting beaches on Harris (and the Isle of Harris is widely known for having some of the greatest beaches in Europe.