Rough Guides have voted Edinburgh in the top 10 most beautiful citiesin the world. If you’ve visited, you’ll understand how true this is.It’s an old city, of grand stone buildings and sharp spires, flanked by summits. It feels like a northern frontier town, beyond which are swirling mists, and endless hill country. It’s certainly beautiful, but atmospheric too, in a pull your coat around you...

For those who don’t enjoy the usual tourist attractions, one of the best reasons to visit Edinburgh is its charming waywardness and eccentricity. This is a city of secrets, after all. A place of dazzling architecture and dark underground passages, high art and bloody murder. Here are just a few experiences to charm, intrigue and entertain you on your next Edinburgh visit: 1. Bygone science and body...

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where to begin… a cultural whirlwind like no other, in the best possible way. What is the Fringe Festival?From the 3rd – 27th August 2018 Edinburgh’s pubs, clubs, theatres, parks, doorways and alleys will be performance venues. Or anywhere really. The city transforms into a giant arena of artistic expression. The Fringe is, undoubtedly, one the best UK festivals...

Whether you are a confirmed Christmas lover or closer to Ebenezer Scrooge, winter nights in Edinburgh can be wonderfully atmospheric. From the twinkling lights over the Old Town, to the sights, sounds and flavours of countless festive market stalls, the city is a magical place on a frosty evening. Here are just some of the best events, experiences and places to visit and shop in Edinbugh as we look...

Edinburgh is such a lively, cultured city, you would struggle to run out of things to do in a month here. But if you had just a single trip to enjoy some of those sights and experiences that define the capital of Scotland, where would we recommend? Here are a selection of must try activities and attractions, along with some of those special events that define the city.Climb Arthur’s SeatThis famous...