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A tour of Edinburgh

Visit to the capital of Scotland

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A tour of Edinburgh
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Edinburgh is a place visited by 13 million tourists a year. Which is the capital of Scotland. The city was founded by the Romans in the 1st century AD It has a population of 500,000. A city that offers a lot of history and very famous and visited monuments, such as a walk along the Royal Mile or Princes Street. Or with an ascent to Arthur's throne or Calton Hill. It is definitely worth noting the Castle, where you can see the crown jewels.

Edinburgh

The capital of Scotland

Edinburgh is a place visited by 13 million tourists a year. Which is the capital of Scotland. The city was founded by the Romans in the 1st century AD It has a population of 500,000. A city that offers a lot of history and very famous and visited monuments, such as a walk along the Royal Mile or Princes Street. Or with an ascent to Arthur's throne or Calton Hill. It is definitely worth noting the Castle, where you can see the crown jewels. You can all get to the city by air. There are several ways to get to the city. Public transport, which is interesting here, buses have only one door. Then another Taxi. There is a variant of renting a car, but it does not make sense to walk through the city. parking and parking are prohibited everywhere. Our route in Edinburgh, which comes out for 1 day, is. Get on the Royal Mile, which leads to the castle. Admission to the castle is £ 17 in advance. You can walk through the castle on your own and there is a lot of it. So even passing in speed takes almost 2 hours. The biggest attraction are the crown jewels. Here, too many are surprised by the great attention to the First World War. In any case, there is a wonderful view of the whole city from the castle. From here we walk to the other end of the Royal Mile, where we stop at St Giles' Cathedral. It's not as big as they have in France. The street is very busy, there are a lot of souvenir shops, they can be seen by bagpipers and when there is a taste, there are also pubs. We tried The Miter. Holyrood Palace was waiting for us at the end of the Mile. We didn't go inside, it would be another 12 pounds. This is common in Scotland. Culture, education are paid for, so even for a small thing one can expect to want an amount. From here, but we're already climbing Calton Hill. Where can you see Arthur's throne. I consider Calton Hill an icon of Edinburgh. Spend a beautiful afternoon here. Then we return to Princes street where its dominant feature is the Scott Monument. This ends our one-day pilgrimage to Edi and we set off to rent a car

Edinburgh Castle

This is how deserted the evening looks

Edinburgh Castle
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St Giles' Cathedral

Widely visited church

St Giles' Cathedral
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Roayal Mile

Royal Mile main center

Roayal Mile
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Narrow streets
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Narrow streets

Some streets are really narrow

On Castle

Already on a tour of the huge castle

On Castle
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Exposition of weapons

a little weapon

Exposition of weapons
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Edinburgh Castle

From below

Edinburgh Castle
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That wouldn't be Edi
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That wouldn't be Edi

If there weren't bagpipers

Holyrood Palace

At the other end of the Royal Mile

Holyrood Palace
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Artošův Stolec

A place where many tourists travel

Artošův Stolec
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Calton Hill

Iconic place for photo shoots and a view of Edinburgh

Calton Hill
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Scott Monument

Monument on Princes Street

Scott Monument
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Forth Rail Bridge

An icon of Edinburgh, such as the San Francisco Golden Gate

Forth Rail Bridge
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