Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the historical centre is an World Heritage Site UNESCO. It has two distinct areas: the Old Town (south), and the neoclassical New Town (north). There is a great range of impressive buildings, monuments, museums, nice streets, and incredible views from the 7 Edinburgh’s hills.
Edinburgh Castle
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Let’s start our trip visiting the symbol of the capital: the castle. Edinburgh medieval military fortress is also the most famous of Scotland Castle. ...
Edinburgh Castle by Night
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Let’s start our trip visiting the symbol of the capital: the castle. Edinburgh medieval military fortress is also the most famous of Scotland Castle. ...
Inside Edinburgh Castle
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Inside Edinburgh Castle`s walls there are: St Margaret`s Chapel, the Palace Yard with the Great Hall, the Palace where King James VI was born, the 1707 museum,...
Royal Mile, High Street
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Royal Mile called also High Street, leads from the Castle to the Palace of Holyrood House. I think that it`s the best Edinburgh`s street, along High Street...
High Kirk of St Giles
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The High Kirk of St Giles is located in Royal Mile, is the capital`s Principal Church....
Palace of Holyrood House
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At the end of the Royal Mile there is The Palace of Holyrood House, the official residence in Scotland of the Queen....
Princes Street
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Another very famous and crowded shopping street is Princes Street which divides the New Town and Old Town. ...
Scott Monument
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Statue of the Scottish writer Walter Scott, 1846 is an impressive 60 meters tall gothic cenotaph. It is located in Princes Street, near West Princes Street Gardens....
Calton Hill
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It`s easy and fast to reach Calton Hill from Princess Street. On the hill there are nice buildings and monuments: The City Observatory, The Nelson’s Monument (the...
Salsburg Crags
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Edinburgh has 7 hills like Rome in Italy. Every hill offers amazing views of the capital. A 20 minutes path track leads to the peak of ...
The Old Town
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There are dozens of great buildings, churches, monuments, places of interest in medieval Old Town....
National Museums of Scotland
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The Royal Museum and the Museum of Scotland are Scotland`s top two museums situated in the hearth of Edinburgh (Chambers Street). They are free, like much...
National Gallery of Scotland and Royal Scottish Academy
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The National Gallery of Scotland contains a collection of works by the greatest artists from the renaissance to Post-Impressionism. Royal Scottish Academy is next to the National...
Dynamic Hearth
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Dynamic Hearth is a new building where is possible to discover how the Earth works. Travel back in the time to follow the creation of the planet....
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