Berlitz Pocket Guide Edinburgh (Travel Guide eBook)
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Berlitz Pocket Guides: iconic style, a bestselling brand, this is the quintessential pocket-sized travel guide to Edinburgh
Plan your trip, plan perfect days and discover how to get around - this pocket-sized guide is a convenient, quick-reference companion to discovering what to do and see in Edinburgh, from top attractions like Edinburgh Castle and the Scottish National Gallery, to hidden gems, including a visit to one of the 'real' Old Town streets at The Real Mary King's Close. This will save you time, and enhance your exploration of this fascinating city.
Compact, concise, and packed with essential information, this is an iconic on-the-move companion when you're exploring Edinburgh
Covers Top Ten Attractions, including Arthur's Seat and the Edinburgh Festival and Perfect Day itinerary suggestions
Includes an insightful overview of landscape, history and culture
Handy colour maps on the inside cover flaps will help you find your way around
Essential practical information on everything from Eating Out to Getting Around
Inspirational colour photography throughout
Sharp design and colour-coded sections make for an engaging reading experience
About Berlitz: Berlitz draws on years of travel and language expertise to bring you a wide range of travel and language products, including travel guides, maps, phrase books, language-learning courses, dictionaries and kids' language products.
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Berlitz Pocket Guide Edinburgh (Travel Guide eBook) - Berlitz Publishing
How To Use This E-Book
Getting Around the e-Book
This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Edinburgh, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.
The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Edinburgh, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.
In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.
Maps
All key attractions and sights in Edinburgh are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.
Images
You’ll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Edinburgh. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.
About Berlitz Pocket Guides
The Berlitz story began in 1877 when Maximilian Berlitz devised his revolutionary method of language learning. More than 130 years later, Berlitz is a household name, famed not only for language schools but also as a provider of best-selling language and travel guides.
Our wide-ranging travel products – printed travel guides and phrase books, as well as apps and ebooks – offer all the information you need for a perfect trip, and are regularly updated by our team of expert local authors. Their practical emphasis means they are perfect for use on the ground. Wherever you’re going – whether it’s on a short break, the trip of a lifetime, a cruise or a business trip – we offer the ideal guide for your needs.
Our Berlitz Pocket Guides are the perfect choice if you need reliable, concise information in a handy format. We provide amazing value for money – these guides may be small, but they are packed with information. No wonder they have sold more than 45 million copies worldwide.
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Table of Contents
Edinburgh’s Top 10 Attractions
Top Attraction #1
Top Attraction #2
Top Attraction #3
Top Attraction #4
Top Attraction #5
Top Attraction #6
Top Attraction #7
Top Attraction #8
Top Attraction #9
Top Attraction #10
A Perfect Day In Edinburgh
Introduction
A tale of two cities
National treasure
Festival city
A Brief History
Romans and Britons
The MacAlpin kings
Wars of independence
The Stewart dynasty
Mary, Queen of Scots
The Covenanters
Act of Union
Scottish Enlightenment
The modern city
Historical Landmarks
Where To Go
The Old Town
Edinburgh Castle
Crown Square
The Royal Mile
Lawnmarket
High Street
Canongate
Holyrood
Palace of Holyroodhouse
Holyrood Park and Arthur’s Seat
The Scottish Parliament
Grassmarket and Greyfriars
The New Town
Princes Street
George Street
Scottish National Portrait Gallery
Calton Hill
Edinburgh’s villages
Dean Village
Inverleith
Corstorphine
Leith
Cramond
Excursions
South Queensferry and the Forth bridges
Hopetoun House and Linlithgow Palace
East Lothian
Rosslyn Chapel
What To Do
Festivals
Edinburgh International Festival
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Entertainment
Theatre and music
Cinemas
Scottish nights
Pubs, clubs and bars
Shopping
What to buy
Sports
Activities for children
Festivals and Events
Eating Out
When to eat
What to eat
Breakfast
Soups and broths
Main dishes
Desserts
What to drink
Whisky
Single malts
Blended whisky
Drambuie
Glayva
Beer
Restaurants
Old town
New town
Leith
A–Z Travel Tips
A
Accommodation (see also Camping, Youth hostels and the list of Recommended Hotels)
Airports (see also Getting there)
B
Bicycle hire
Budgeting for your trip
C
Car hire
Climate
Clothing
Crime and safety (see also Emergencies)
Customs and entry requirements
D
Driving (see also Car hire)
E
Electricity
Embassies, consulates and high commissions
Emergencies (see also Health and medical care and Police)
G
Getting there (see also Airports)
Guides and tours
H
Health and medical care
Holidays
L
Language
LGBTQ travel
Lost property
M
Maps
Media
Money
O
Opening hours
P
Police (see also Crime and safety and Emergencies)
Post Offices
Public transport (see also Airports)
T
Telephone
Tickets
Time zones
Tipping
Toilets
Tourist information
W
Websites and internet access
Y
Youth hostels (see also Accommodation)
Recommended Hotels
Old town
New Town
Dean Village
Tollcross
Murrayfield
Southside
Leith
Inverleith
City outskirts
Edinburgh’s Top 10 Attractions
Top Attraction #1
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The Scottish Parliament
One of Europe’s most stunning and controversial modern buildings. For more information, click here.
Top Attraction #2
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St Giles Cathedral
Featuring beautiful stained-glass windows and an ornate 20th-century chapel. For more information, click here.
Top Attraction #3
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The Scott Monument
A Gothic masterpiece. For more information, click here.
Top Attraction #4
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Arthur’s Seat
Climb this rock for a fantastic view of the city. For more information, click here.
Top Attraction #5
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Edinburgh Castle
Home of the Honours of Scotland and the One O’Clock Gun, and the site of the Military Tattoo. For more information, click here.
Top Attraction #6
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Charlotte Square
Located in Edinburgh’s Georgian New Town, it is the finest square in the city. For more information, click here.
Top Attraction #7
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Festivals
Visitors flock to the city every summer for six major festivals. For more information, click here.
Top Attraction #8
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The Scottish National Gallery
One of the best art collections in Europe. For more information, click here.
Top Attraction #9
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The National Museum of Scotland
Telling the history of Scotland. For more information, click here.
Top Attraction #10
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The Palace of Holyroodhouse
The Queen’s home in Scotland has ornate interiors and a long history. For more information, click here.
A Perfect Day In Edinburgh
8.30am
Breakfast
The ideal place to start a day of culture is at the Scottish Café inside the Scottish National Gallery, on Princes Street. Set yourself up with a traditional breakfast before a look around the gallery.
10.00am
Edinburgh Castle
Follow the Mound, crossing Princes Street Gardens towards the Old Town and climb the steep steps up to the castle. It’s worth getting to the castle early to avoid the crowds. From here there are great views across the New Town below.
11.30am
Castle Hill
Walk back down Castle Hill, passing attractions such as the Scotch Whisky Experience, Camera Obscura and Gladstone’s Land, along the way. Take time to explore the vennels and wynds as you go.
12.30pm
Shopping
Off George V Bridge, visit Victoria Street with its specialist shops, and continue on into the Grassmarket for lots of lunch options. Retrace your steps and continue to High Street, where St Giles Cathedral dominates.
2.00pm
Royal Mile
Continue down the Royal Mile, where you will find notable attractions including the Museum of Childhood, John Knox House, the Museum of Edinburgh and Canongate Tolbooth. Near the end of the road, the Scottish Parliament Building looms into view and at the foot of the Royal Mile stands the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
3.00pm
Holyroodhouse
It is worth taking time to see the fine collection of royal artefacts (if the royal family are not in residence); alternatively, if the weather allows, explore the huge expanse of Holyrood Park behind.
4.00pm
Afternoon tea
Walk back up the Royal Mile. Just past the Scottish Parliament building is Clarinda’s Tearoom, a great pit stop to indulge in tea and home-baked treats.
7.30pm
Dinner
After freshening up at your hotel, head to the New Town – in and around George Street, good places to eat are endless. If Italian cooking is your preference, try the ever-popular Gusto or Contini. For a special occasion, Number One boasts a Michelin star.
9.30pm
On the town
You couldn’t be in a better spot to finish the night in a chic bar or nightclub. On George Street, pop into the Opal Lounge for cocktails and then move onto Lulu, a trendy club located beneath the Tigerlily hotel; or perhaps sip a Foxtrot Fizz or a Red Rum at Bramble in nearby Queen Street.
Introduction
There is something fantastical about the setting of Scotland’s capital city. Hemmed in by the Pentland Hills to the south and the waters of the Firth of Forth to the north, Edinburgh is an extraordinary urban centre encompassing chunks of wilderness, ramshackle medieval tenements, stately Georgian townhouses and a castle-topped ridge.