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Edinburgh Castle -
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Edinburgh Castle by Night -
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Inside Edinburgh Castle -
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Royal Mile, High Street -
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High Kirk of St Giles -
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Palace of Holyrood House -
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Princes Street -
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Scott Monument -
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Calton Hill -
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Salsburg Crags -
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The Old Town -
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National Museums of Scotland -
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National Gallery of Scotland and Royal Scottish Academy -
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Dynamic Hearth -
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On the map is marked: Top 20 Edinburgh - 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.
On the map is marked: Edinburgh Castle - 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.
On the map is marked: Edinburgh Castle by Night - 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.
On the map is marked: Inside Edinburgh Castle - 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, the Scottish National War Memorial.
On the map is marked: Royal Mile, High Street - 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 there are impressive buildings, monuments and shops.
On the map is marked: High Kirk of St Giles - The High Kirk of St Giles is located in Royal Mile, is the capital`s Principal Church.
On the map is marked: Palace of Holyrood House - At the end of the Royal Mile there is The Palace of Holyrood House, the official residence in Scotland of the Queen.
On the map is marked: Princes Street - Another very famous and crowded shopping street is Princes Street which divides the New Town and Old Town.
On the map is marked: Scott Monument - 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.
On the map is marked: Calton Hill - 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 tower), The national Monument (the building with columns), the Dugald Stewart’s Monument. The hill offers wonderful views of the historical town and the sea (Firth of Forth).
On the map is marked: Salsburg Crags - 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 Salsburg Crags which offer a marvellous view of the old and new town.
On the map is marked: The Old Town - There are dozens of great buildings, churches, monuments, places of interest in medieval Old Town.
On the map is marked: National Museums of Scotland - 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 other Edinburgh`s museums.
On the map is marked: National Gallery of Scotland and Royal Scottish Academy - 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 Gallery of Scotland. Both are built on a bridge which connects the old and new town.
On the map is marked: Dynamic Hearth - 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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EDINBURGH MAP - UNITED KINGDOM