| The capital of Scotland, Edinburgh is the country's | | | | August. The most popular events in the Edinburgh |
| second largest city after Glasgow. Located in the | | | | festival include the Edinburgh Fringe which is the largest |
| south-east of the country, Edinburgh owes its rugged | | | | performing arts festival in the world, the Edinburgh |
| setting to many Medieval and Georgian style | | | | Comedy Festival which is the largest comedy festival |
| architecture and is often considered one of the most | | | | in the world, and the Edinburgh International Book |
| picturesque cities in Europe. | | | | Festival. At the time of these festivals the cities are |
| Edinburgh replaced Scone as the capital of Scotland in | | | | usually full with tourists and any accommodation should |
| 1437 and altogether has around 4,500 listed buildings in | | | | be booked way in advanced. However, finding a hotel |
| the city. A census taken in 2001 noted the population | | | | or Bed and Breakfast in the city shouldn't be too hard. |
| as 448,625. It's one of Europe's major tourist | | | | Other notable tourist attractions in the city are |
| attractions bringing nearly 1 million visitors a year and is | | | | Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh Zoo and some of the |
| the second most visited destinations in the UK after | | | | many museums including the Museum of Scotland and |
| the city of London. | | | | the Royal Museum. |
| Due to the city's vast amount of historic buildings and | | | | Getting around in the city is very easy with so much |
| monuments, Edinburgh is often given the nick name | | | | public transport available. Many residents of the city |
| ‘Athens of the North'. | | | | choose to use the public transport available for every |
| There are many attractions for tourists in Edinburgh | | | | day life including the many busses, trains, trams and |
| and it is notably famous for its festivals. The most well | | | | taxis on offer. Cycling is also big in the city but due to |
| known of these is the Edinburgh Festival, which is a | | | | the city's landscape it can sometimes seem like a |
| collection of both official and independent festivals that | | | | mountain bike ride. |
| are held every year over a space of four weeks in | | | | |