"Edinburgh - the capital of Scotland" Top 5 Page for this destination Edinburgh by MalenaN

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Edinburgh is not the biggest city in Scotland, but it is the capital and it has been an important city through out the Scottish history.

Together Edinburgh Old Town and New Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Old Town is built on a ridge and stretches from the Castle to Holyrood. It is full of tall stone houses and narrow streets, wynds and closes. The New Town is situated to the north of Old Town, but is not that new at all. It started to be built in the 18th century.

Edinburgh has a lot to offer with many historical buildings and monuments and interesting museums, good shopping and pubs. I enjoyed my visit very much!

  • Last visit to Edinburgh: Mar 2005
  • Intro Updated Mar 29, 2005
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  • Jim_Eliason's Profile Photo
    Feb 4, 2013 at 6:06 PM

    Great page Malena

  • spidermiss's Profile Photo
    Feb 24, 2012 at 2:03 PM

    Love your Edinburgh tips...returning at the end of September:D x

  • ettiewyn's Profile Photo
    Jan 1, 2012 at 12:56 AM

    Hi Malena, very good page, I especially like your good museum reviews, and the beautiful pictures!

  • micas_pt's Profile Photo
    May 8, 2010 at 9:01 AM

    Hi Malena, great page about Edinburgh. We are visiting Scotland this summer so we will visit Edinburgh, looks such a nice city!

  • bct341's Profile Photo
    Feb 5, 2010 at 6:16 PM

    love the old town photo on your Edinburgh home page. The silhouette of the steeples and towers is really compelling. Plus, great tips on Edinburgh :)

  • Joseph69's Profile Photo
    Aug 17, 2009 at 8:44 PM

    Thanks for your tips regarding the airport bus! I may use it next week. Well done. :) Cheers, Joseph.

  • Lhenne1's Profile Photo
    Mar 16, 2008 at 1:13 PM

    Thanks for all the info. Great pictures!

  • SLLiew's Profile Photo
    Jan 4, 2008 at 1:51 PM

    The Edinburg Castles and historic buildings are impresive. Nice tips written. Cheers, SL :)

  • scottishvisitor's Profile Photo
    Dec 13, 2007 at 8:42 AM

    Nice look at your Edinburgh page = nice to see you included all the free museums

  • Sambawalk's Profile Photo
    May 7, 2007 at 7:57 AM

    Another 5 star rating travel pages. Tks for tips. I will visit Scottland and Edinburgh in mid Jun. Cheers

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