Coupar AngusPerth and Kinross

The Cistercian Abbey ruins (one of the most powerful monasteries in medieval Scotland), the Strathmore Valley, the soft fruit farming, and a small Perthshire market town at the heart of Scotland's most fertile valley

Coupar Angus Abbey, founded in 1161 by Malcolm IV, was one of the most powerful Cistercian monasteries in Scotland — its abbots were among the most influential figures in medieval Scottish politics. The abbey was dissolved at the Reformation and its stones used to build the town. Strathmore Valley is Scotland's most fertile agricultural area.

The abbey ruins — largely hidden in the town — are worth finding. The Strathmore Valley for cycling through some of Scotland's most productive farmland. Local soft fruit from the farms in summer. The town's market days for local produce.