Glasgow is the most populous city in Scotland and also the third most populated city in the United Kingdom with a population of just over 600 000. It is nestled on the River Clyde in the country’s West Central Lowlands. From a tourism perspective, it's the 5th most traveled to city in the UK. The local people are often called “Glaswegians”. The name of the city is derived from Glasgow’s Gaelic title, Glaschu, which means “Green Glen.” They also have a unique dialect of the Scots language, the Glasgow patter, which is generally tricky to understand by people from outside the city. Glasgow began as a little rural settlement about the banks of the River Clyde and progressed into the tenth largest sized port in the British Isles. The River Clyde was a logical spot for the settlement due to its ability to access fishing resources. Glasgow became a significant core of the Scottish Enlightenment during the 18th century. In the course of the Industrial Revolution, the populace and economy of the city grew quickly to become one of the world’s key zones of chemicals, textiles as well as engineering, particularly for the shipbuilding and marine engineering industry. Glasgow’s underground railway system, which is often known as the ‘Clockwork Orange’ due to its colour, is the 3rd oldest underground railway system on the globe. After the River Clyde, the 2nd main river is the Kelvin whose name was adopted in creating the title of Baron Kelvin. The Kelvin ended up being as the SI unit for temperature.

The city provides a diversified architectural landscape. This ranges from the Glasgow centre with it impressive Victorian properties, to the many glass and metal edifices within the financial district to the serpentine terraces of blonde and red sandstone in the west end and the substantial estates that make up Pollokshields, about the south end. Along the banks of the River Clyde there are various of futuristic appearing properties that include the landmark Riverside Museum and the Glasgow Science Centre. Glasgow has numerous facilities for a number of cultural activities, from the sport of curling to opera and ballet and also from soccer to art appreciation. There are lots of galleries and museums that include several dedicated to transport, religion, and modern art. In 1990 Glasgow was selected as being the European City of Culture. Glasgow is also a important hub of higher education and academic research, with a dozen main colleges and universities within 16 of the city centre.

Glasgow is also renowned for having the very first international soccer match in 1872 where Scotland and England drew 0-0. In addition they have the European record for the greatest number of individuals present at a soccer match. In 1937, 149 547 watched Scotland beat England 3-1 in Hampden. Glasgow is also the home of two of the world’s most renowned club teams, Celtic and Rangers, sometimes referred to as the “Old Firm.” Their particular intense rivalry started in 1888. Glasgow has a professional rugby union club, the Glasgow Warriors, that plays in the European Rugby Champions Cup. More recently Glasgow was famous for hosting the 2014 Commonwealth Games and also the 1st European Championships in 2018.