Local knowledge, practical tips, and in-depth guides to help you get the most out of your visit.
Edinburgh keeps an extinct volcano twenty minutes' walk from the Parliament, free and open around the clock. Here is how locals actually climb it: which route, which time of day, what the Radical Road closure means, and why real shoes matter more than you think.
Read guideIn August, four major festivals run at once and Edinburgh roughly doubles in population. A practical guide to the Fringe, the International Festival, the Tattoo and the Book Festival: what each one actually is, how to book, and how locals cope.
Read guideFive minutes below the West End, Edinburgh changes character completely: a mill village in a gorge, a Georgian riverside walkway, and the neighbourhood whose Sunday market is the best morning in the city. A walking guide to Edinburgh's village quarter.
Read guideEdinburgh's old port has become one of the best places to eat in Scotland without losing its accent. Where to eat and drink in Leith, from Fishers' thirty-year seafood room to The Kitchin's bonded warehouse, and how to do The Shore properly.
Read guideWhen to come, how to get in from the airport, what things cost, how the two towns fit together, and the handful of practical facts, from the Low Emission Zone to free prescriptions, that make a first Edinburgh trip run smoothly.
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