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Things to see and do in Edinburgh

Monuments on Calton Hill

Visiting Edinburgh, Scotland

Visiting Edinburgh is one of life’s great pleasures. Its city centre is compact, if a little hilly in some places, but definitely small enough to be explored on foot.

There are monuments and statues to admire, beautiful open spaces, historic castles and palaces, with orderly New Town streets and higgledy-piggledy Old Town closes and wynds just waiting to be explored.

Edinburgh’s historic sites & other attractions

Edinburgh whisky page

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Lauriston Castle: history & visitor information

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Luxury hotel

Luxury Hotels in Edinburgh

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Edinburgh

Edinburgh women in history

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Royal Mile

Royal Mile: Edinburgh Old Town

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Edinburgh garden

NTS properties in Edinburgh & nearby

Read moreNTS properties in Edinburgh & nearby
edinburgh churches, Holyrood abbey

Edinburgh historic churches and graveyards

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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

Edinburgh parks and gardens

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Gin bars in Edinburgh

The best Gin distilleries in Edinburgh

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Craigmillar Castle

Craigmillar Castle: favourite of Mary Queen of Scots

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Public executions in Edinburgh

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Luxury hotel

Luxury Hotels in Edinburgh

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Edinburgh at night

Site Index: quick links to Edinburgh feature pages & more

Read moreSite Index: quick links to Edinburgh feature pages & more
Dean Village

The latest Edinburgh travel posts

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Edinburgh history

While many of the articles in the Edinburgh index have some historic information, the feature-length articles below go into more detail.

Grassmarket Edinburgh Old Town

History of the Grassmarket Edinburgh

Leith

The history of Leith: the Port of Edinburgh

placesin Edinburgh connected to Sir Walter Scott. The University of Edinburgh

The History of the University of Edinburgh

Lauriston Castle: history & visitor information

Edinburgh people

St Giles Cathedral

George Heriot: Jingling Geordie

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James Braidwood: pioneer of modern firefighting

Read moreJames Braidwood: pioneer of modern firefighting
William Chambers

William Chambers: Edinburgh social reformer

Read moreWilliam Chambers: Edinburgh social reformer

David Hume: philosopher and historian

Read moreDavid Hume: philosopher and historian
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