Tobermory is the capital town on the Island and was founded in 1788. Legend has it that the wreck of a Spanish galleon laden with gold lies at the bottom of the Bay – despite several expeditions the level of mud had so far frustrated attempts to locate it. Famous for its brightly painted buildings along the harbour and dominated by the famous Western Isles Hotel high on the hill.

Boat tours leave to visit the Treshnish Isles and Fingal’s Cave on Staffa and ferries sail between Tobermory and the Ardnamurchan peninsula on the mainland.