Tours in Edinburgh
City of Edinburgh Shore Excursion
Private Luxury Tour of Loch Lomond Glencoe and Loch Ness
Edinburgh Private Walking tour with a Professional Guide
Private Tour of Scottish Highlands, Loch Lomond and castles
St Patrick's Day Bar Crawl Edinburgh
Self Guided The Edinburgh Syndicate City Escape Game
Manchester Music Tour
Bonnie Prince Charlie's Edinburgh - An Edinburgh Walking Tour
Private tour of Ghosts in Spanish
5 Days English Speaking Course Around Edinburgh
Stirling Distillery and Saint Andrews Italian Tour Guide
Speyside Whisky Scenic Transfer Tour From Edinburgh to Inverness
Tales of the Royal Mile - St. Giles to Tron Kirk
Private Castle Tour Glamis Dunnottar and Aberdour Castles
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Edinburgh - Arrival Private Transfer
From Edinburgh: Explore London - Sightseeing Bus and London Eye
Private Half Day Outlander Highlights Tour
East coast gems private travel from Edinburgh including whiskey tasting
Festive Private Edinburgh, Christmas Market & Botanic Garden Tour
Private 3 Days Tour to Skye Loch Ness and Glencoe from Edinburgh
Highland Cow Walk Alpacas Scottish Wildlife Centre from Edinburgh
7 Day Private Guided Tour of Scotland inc Hotel Accommodation
Stirling and Loch Lomond. Myth, Royalty, Scenery and Whisky
Edinburgh is the quintessence of the Scottish spirit, its impeccable embodiment. Unlike many capitals that have succumbed to the influence of modernity, "Old Smoky Mountains" are whole in their authentic beauty. The historic quarters are as if carved from a single giant gray stone, from the tops of the hills. This proud and impregnable appearance is flesh from the mentality of the highlanders with their centuries-old dream of independence. But the city-cradle of rebellious thoughts is serene: bathed in green parks, inspiring dozens of generations of writers, welcoming visitors on tours and festivals.
Most of all the city will appeal to lovers of British history, culture and literature. Here you can walk in the footsteps of Sir Walter Scott and Robert Lewis Stevensen, remember the characters of Conan Doyle, feel what inspired Rowling. Little and adult readers of the books will be here as in their native element, but the guest with any other interests has little chance to be bored.
The Old Town is a living picture of the Middle Ages. Edinburgh Castle on the Rock and Holyrood Palace on the site of an ancient abbey are the two extremes of this historic preserve. The Royal Mile, the backbone of the Town, takes visitors past St. Giles Cathedral, the town's oldest structure, and the neo-Gothic spire of the Hub. New Town is mesmerizing with its Georgian and Victorian-style neighborhoods, so preserved and organic as if two or three centuries hadn't passed since the world was built. This part is separated from the more modern neighborhoods by the bustling touristy Princes Street.
As one gets to know old Edinburgh, the traveler becomes more aware of Scottish pride, identity, poetry, and romantic patriotism. But such a portrait would be one-sided. Let's add a few more touches to it. Visit a museum of Scotch whisky or sit in one of the cosy pubs on the narrow streets, watch Edinburgh youth at feasts and festivals, just ask a local for directions. Here it is, the missing detail – a contagious good-nature and quiet friendliness as memorable as the monuments of antiquity.