Isle of Islay, Scotland

The Isle of Islay is the southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides of Scotland and lies in Argyll and Bute.

Port Ellen is an important deep-water harbor for the Isle of Islay. It is a quaint and tranquil destination in Scotland with beautiful beaches.

Islay is famous for its malt whiskys and has eight working distilleries on the island making the malt whisky industry one of the most important sources of income for the island. Famous names like Bruichladdich, Bowmore, Laphroaig, Lagavulin, Caol Ila, Bunnahabhain and Ardbeg are the established brands and well known all over the world

Islay wildlife is very diverse, interesting, everywhere present and easy to spot. Islay is famous for it's more than 200 different species of birds, from which almost 100 breed on Islay.