Guests spent a morning on Iona, visiting the Abbey and enjoying the gentle pace of island life. Landing on the white sandy beach at Baile Mor (Gaelic for big town!), the crystal clear waters are breathtakingly beautiful and it didn't take long before all shoes were off for a paddle!
Iona is the birthplace of Christianity in Scotland. St Columba sailed from his home in Ireland and arrived on the island in his coracle in 563AD. He founded the monastery that was to become the heart of the Scottish church in it's early years.
With a resident population of 125, the island is 3 miles long and a mile and a half wide and as well as being home to the medieval abbey and ruined ancient nunnery, it is the resting place of 48 Scottish Kings.
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