The Scottish Borders has for a long time been a gateway into Scotland from the south. In the past the border of England and Scotland has moved north and south during the feudal times. Now the region is a beatiful place to visit, with its breath taking landscape of rolling hills and the River Tweed stretching from east to west. The Scottish borders is scattered with friendly small towns and some of the most important historic monuments in Scotland which proved their fight for independence.

In the award winning town of Melrose is the great Melrose Abbey. The Abbey was founded in the 12th century by monks and once part of a great monastery set in the solitude of the Tweed Valley. Now a days it is a quant town with friendly inns, restaurants and of course the beautiful ruins of the Abbey. But from the surrounding view you can imagine how it was during the middle ages. Destroyed by the English and built again by the Scottish during the Wars of Independence. During these times one of Scotland's great hero, Robert the Bruce, took a fondness to the structure and now it is here where Robert the Bruce's heart is buried (his body is buried at Dumfermline Abbey). Melrose is on the Borders Abbeys Way which is a 65 miles circular trail which includes 3 other historic Abbeys; Jedburgh, Kelso, and Dryburgh. All Abbeys where built during the reign of King David I to demonstrate to the English that Scots could also create grand religious buildings, but now are all in ruins.