Aviemore, which is called An Aghaidh Mhor in the Scottish version of the Gaelic language, is both a town and a tourist resort, that is located at the Cairngorms National Park in the Highlands part of Scotland. Aviemore is located at the Highland council area, and it started as an exclave of the Moray country, but changed during the 1890s.
Aviemore is a major tourist resort due to its skiing locations, which started operating as early as Chairlift started operating - back in the 1960s. The skiing resort is also near the freely grazing reindeer herd, which is located at Clen More, so it serves as a point of attraction for people who are interested in the local wildlife and the local scenery.
The skiing resort in Aviemore has various snow and weather conditions throughout the year.
Another point of interest includes the Aviemore Centre, which is located where a golf course and a hotel - the Aviemore Hotel, were located at. The hotel was destroyed by a fire back in the 1950s, and was replaced during the 1960s with the Aviemore Centre, which opened its doors in 1966. The Aviemore Centre is known locally as simply The Centre, and is a major Scottish tourists' destination, and is famous for being a place often visited by the royal family. The Aviemore center is also the place in which several TV shows were filmed, and it has an international standard ice skating rink as well as a curling rink, and while visiting it you can watch the Aviemore Blackhawks and the Aviemore Blues hockey teams play.
The center offers various activities for both locals and visitors, grown-ups and children, and is a great way to keep in shape during your vacation, but still relaxing. You might want to take the kids and family to swimming in its 25 meter swimming pool, or to a Santa Claus theme park that is open 365 days of the year, and is called the Santa Claus Land.
Other amenities include the local cinemas and theaters, which showcase new movies and acts on a daily basis, and the nightlife - such as the local bars and the local restaurants, nightclubs and discotheques.
Aviemore also has various shops, such as the Cairdsport which is run by Sandy Caird, who is a pioneer in ski related shops, and various other points of interest.
While in Aviemore you might also want to watch the local teams play - such as the teams playing in the Strathspey and Badenoch Welfare FA league, which are the Aviemore Thistle and the RBL Aviemore, which play locally in the Aviemore public park.
Other activities you might want to partake in include mountain biking, water sports, horse riding, pony trekking, fishing and many other types of sports and recreational activities - such as bird watching and jogging.
Also there were recent renovations to the buildings in the area, in order to improve the tourism in the area, and many other amenities are offered for tourists on a daily basis.
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