St Andrews is the world famous home of golf on the coast of Fife, Scotland.
Here's a view of the St Andrews Club House.
Nearby is the beach--the one used in the movie, Chariots of Fire.
And a Cathedral
Close to St Andrews Castle is the highly ranked University of St Andrews, which dates to 1413 and is Scotland's oldest university.
The university is where Prince William earned a Master of Arts degree. He switched from Art History to Geography. He also met Kate Middleton who studied art history. The couple married in 2011 and are known as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
Notes
The city of St Andrews is named after St Andrew the Apostle.
St Andrew, is the patron St of Scotland.
St Andrew's Day is celebrated 30 November. It is also known as the Feast of Saint Andrew and Andermas. It is also a national holiday.
Golf has been played at St Andrews Links for some 600 years. The links are known as the Old Lady, Grand Old Lady, and the Old Course. The 150th Open Championship was played at St Andrews in July 2022.
St Andrews Castle and Cathedral
Bishop Arnold began building the Cathedral in the 1100s. The Cathedral and the castle are ruins. The Catholic Cathedral was the centre of church power as the seat of the Bishops and Archbishops of St Andrews. The ruins indicate how impressive the building must have been before it was destroyed. The castle was the residence of the lead bishop of Scotland in the Middle Ages.
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