Guide to Edinburgh, Scotland

Edinburgh (‘Auld Reekie’)is the capital city of Scotland, located in the Central Belt region. Edinburgh manages to combine ancient and modern in au uniquely Scottish style. Edinburgh combines an imposing Castle looking over the city, medieval palaces, Gothic churches, Georgian grandeur and powerful layer of modern life, including politics, commerce and culture.

The Old and New Towns of Edinburgh were listed by UNESCO as Wolrd Heritage Sites, it is one of the UNESCO Creative Cities and it has also been designated a City of Literature.

Top reasons to visit Edinburgh

Indulge in the bustling nightlife to understand why Edinburgh is known as ‘the Athens of the North’

See in the New Year in true Scottish style with the Hogmanay Festival

Witness the pomp and ceremony of the Edinburgh Military Tattoo, held in the magnificent Edinburgh Castle

Main areas of Edinburgh

Edinburgh is on the east coast of Scotland’s Central Lowlands, and on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth. Edinburgh’s historic centre is bisected by Princes Street Gardens, a large area of parkland. South of the Gardens is the Castle, situated on a volcanic crag, and with the medieval stress of the Old Town following the Royal Mile along the ridge eastwards. To the north of the Gardens is Princes Street and the Georgian period New Town.

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Top Attractions in Edinburgh

• Edinburgh Comedy Festival - the biggest Comedy festival in the world
• Hollyrood - Houses of Scottish Parliament
• Edinburgh Castle
• Arthur’s Seat
• Edinburgh Zoo
• Princes Street Gardens
• Firth of Forth
• Royal Mile

Shopping in Edinburgh

Edinburgh’s main shopping area are Princes Street, George Street and Multrees Walk.

• Chocolatier - Liggy’s Cake Company, Lickety Splitts, The Fudge House
• Malls - St James Centre, The Gyle Shopping Cente, Fort Kinnaird, Ocean Terminal
• Whisky - North British Distillery

Eating in Edinburgh

Recommended restaurants are Edinburgh Larder, Urban Angel, Hula Juice Bar and Gallery, Castle Terrace, The Kitchen, The Mussel Inn, Prestonfield House, La Lanterna, Vittoria, The Dome, Sheep Heid Inn

Nightlife and Entertainment in Edinburgh

• Coffee - Papii, Artisan Roast, Peter’s Yard
• Bars - The Scottie, QX184, Reverie, Thistle Street Bar, The Potting Shed, The Rat Pack, Doctors, The Jolly Judge, The Boozy Cow, Treacle, Bar 50, Blind Poet, Winstons, Wash bar
• Clubs - Opium, WhyNot Nightclub, Movement, Studio 24, Lola Lo Edinburgh, The Shack, The Mash House, El Barrio, Sin, can, Suva Edinburgh, Silk
• Live Music - Henderson’s, The Jazz Bar, Sandy Bells, Whiski, The Jam House Edinburgh, Finnegan’s Wake, The Mitre, Reverie, Granary Leith
• Wine - Restaurant Martin Wishart, Plumed Horse, Number One Restaurant
• Museums - National Museum of Scotland, National Library of Scotland, Museum of Edinburgh
• Art - Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Scottish National Portrait Gallery, The Fruit Market Gallery
• Theatre - Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Royal Lyceum Theatre
• Music - Usher Hall
• Cinema - Edinburgh Filmhouse, The Cameo

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