Oil and fishing have made it rich and lively, and its over 200,000 inhabitants have always been proud of this “splendid self-sufficiency.” The oldest part, Old Aberdeen, laid out with cobbled streets, is located north of the city center on the banks of the River Don and preserves evocative buildings, such as St. Machar’s Cathedral (6th century), the oldest granite construction in the city. King’s College, the first university, founded in 1495, and the Brig O’Balgownie, the 13th-century bridge over the Don.
Aberdeen Guide
Overlooking the North Sea and made unmistakable by its buildings of shiny local granite, Aberdeen is, by size, the third largest Scottish city. Oil and fishing have made it rich and lively, and its over 200,000 inhabitants have always been proud of this “splendid self-sufficiency.” The oldest part, Old Aberdeen, laid out with cobbled streets, is located north of the city center on the banks of the River Don and preserves evocative buildings, such as St. Machar’s Cathedral (6th century), the oldest granite construction in the city

