Over 15 of the best Highland cafés are joining forces with other tourism businesses around the country to help give visitors a sweeter taste of Scotland.

The new Scottish Café Days website shows visitors where they can get a great cuppa and cake while on holiday as well as promoting the attractions and activities they can experience in the surrounding area.

VisitScotland has designed the £40,000 campaign to encourage cafés and other tourism businesses to work closely to promote each others’ services to visitors through personal recommendations and information on the website.

The campaign was launched by GMTV's Glasgow born weathergirl Andrea McLean at the Birsay Bay Tearoom on Orkney. Andrea said:

"Scotland's a great place to visit if you want to escape the hustle and bustle and it's so quick and easy to get here.

"When I do visit, it is always good to get personal recommendations from local people about what to do and see and that's what is great about VisitScotland's new Café Days campaign.

"There's no better place to relax and unwind than over a hot cuppa and cake in one of Scotland's best cafés. If visitors know that they can also get great advice about what they can do and see in the area over the café counter it will help make Scotland a must visit destination come rain or shine!”

For more information on VisitScotland's Café Days promotion visit www.visitscotland/cafedays