Glasgow through the ages audio tour

-What you can expect-
Glasgow is a city that rewards curiosity, and this tour was built for people who want more than a list of landmarks.

Starting at Glasgow Cathedral, you will meet St Mungo, the saint at the heart of the city's founding 1,500 years ago. The route winds down the old High Street, once thick with medieval pilgrims making their way to his shrine, and later home to the Tobacco Lords who turned Glasgow into one of Britain's wealthiest cities. By the time you reach Glasgow Green at the tour's end, you will know what the word Glasgow itself actually means.

Margaret Hubbard narrates every step. A born-and-bred Glaswegian and qualified Blue Badge guide with the Scottish Tourist Guides Association, she tells history the way a good storyteller does, threading events together so that each one grows out of the last.

The tour runs on GPS, which tracks your position and plays each story at exactly the right moment. Download it before you leave and it works without any signal at all.

There is no fixed pace and no one to keep up with. The walk takes roughly an hour, but the route passes good cafés, and there is nothing stopping you from slipping into the Old Ship Bank for what Glaswegians call a wee nip.

Along the way, look out for a herb garden, an upside-down greenhouse, street art that doubles as a history lesson, and a lone church steeple standing in the middle of a roundabout.