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