Travel by the coast, or in the rural hinterland of East Fife, or further west, and there are fascinating communities to explore.
The East Neuk strings together communities with a sea-going past – the crow-stepped gables and red pantiles of places like Pittenweem or Crail echo Dutch architectural styles. Inland are more discoveries, at places like Ceres, a sleepy little place amid the barleyfields, yet with a claim to Scotland’s oldest Highland Games. Falkland is also very photogenic. To the west, Culross is a unique survivor, a period piece of 16-18th century domestic architecture, with the air of a real-life film-set.