Portree Portree Portree (; , ) is the largest town on Skye in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It is the location for the only secondary school on the island, Portree High School. Public transport services are limited to buses. Portree has a harbour, fringed by cliffs, with a pier designed by Thomas Telford. Attractions in the town include the Aros centre which celebrates the island's Gaelic heritage. Further arts provision is made through arts organisation ATLAS Arts, a Creative Scotland regularly-funded organisation. The town also serves as a centre for tourists exploring the island. The Royal Hotel is the site
Vadsø (town) from the island Vadsøya, since that was the original townsite. The Old Norse form of the name was "Vatnsøy". The first element is the genitive case of "vatn" which means "water" and the last element is "øy" which means "island". Therefore the meaning of the name is "the island with drinking water". The European route E75 highway goes through the town. The Hurtigruten coastal express boats regularly stop at the pier on Vadsøya island in the town. Vadsø Airport is located just east of the town in the village of Kiby. The newspaper "Varangeren" was published in Vadsø from 2007