Dundee, the fourth largest city in Scotland, is located on the north bank of the River Tay's estuary feeding into the North Sea. According to the latest estimates, the population of Dundee City is around 141,930. The city is a lively commercial, cultural, and artistic centre that's an increasingly popular choice as a short city-break destination or for a great family day out.

Dundee is promoted as the City of Discovery, in honour of Dundee's history of scientific activities and of the RRS Discovery, Robert Falcon Scott's Antarctic exploration vessel built in Dundee and is now berthed in the city harbour. Biomedical and technological industries arrived around 1980s, and the city now accounts for 10% of the United Kingdom's digital-entertainment industry. Dundee has two universities which are the University of Abertay Dundee and the University of Dundee.

The city's burgeoning cultural quarter is home to highly regarded Dundee Rep Theatre and Dundee Contemporary Arts centre while elsewhere visitors can enjoy an impressive range of galleries and museums covering a wealth of subjects. There is also a feast of major events going on throughout the year including the annual summer festival of street entertainment, and the city's Guitar and Mountain Film Festivals. Dundee's Food & Flower Festival, held in late August and September, is now the largest in Scotland.

The city is home to the Scottish Dance Theatre, which is based in the city's renowned Dundee Repertory Theatre. The Royal Scottish National Orchestra regularly plays in the city's Caird Hall. On 5 March 2004 Dundee was granted Fairtrade City status.