Built in 1826 to match the imposing Bank of Scotland building situated right at the other end of the Mound, the Royal Academy of Scotland, which has sixty members (30 academics and 30 associate members), organises exhibitions the whole year round

The main street designed by Craig opens onto Charlotte Square on one side and St Andrew Square on the other. Most of the houses which line this former residential street were converted into banks, offices and shops.

In this Church in 1843, there was a split in the Presbyterian Church, which gave rise to the Free Church of Scotland.

Calton Hill (100m high), a former active volcanic site, rises up at the eastern end of Princes Street. The hill is a lovely place for a walk, with its lawns, flowerbeds and copses, and splendid panoramic views, in particular of the new town below. Th..

A 17C church responsible to the Holyroodhouse Royal Palace, here you can distinguish the Royal pews from the pews of the officers of the Royal House by their coat-of-arms. The cemetery has several funerary monuments of important men, such as that of ..

This square designed around 1760 which was home to Walter Scott was the first large scale residential development outside of the old town. The whole west face of the square is representative of the town's classic style.

A stunning building with a roof like a marquee, spiked with flagpoles which was designed by Michael Hopkins (1999). Inside, you will discover the history and beauty of the planet through a host of sophisticated technologies and videos.

These Assembly rooms (1787), with their mirrors and sumptuous candelabra make these rooms the perfect place for public expression.

The new Scottish Parliament building is due to be inaugurated in 2001. The design is credited to the Catalonian architect Enric Mirales. The building is formed of groups of small buildings that form a scallop shell shapes, linked together by glass co..

The Nor'Loch valley was filled when development work started on the new town, then made into gardens reserved for the residents of the town. They were finally open to the public in 1876 and today offer an agreeable place to take refuge from the commo..

This section of the castle dates from the 15C and houses the royal apartments. The interior was remodelled in 1617 for James VI and I. While Queen Mary’s room certainly merits a look, the Crown Room on the first floor is exceptional. Note the cro..

Here you will find out anything and everything you have always wanted to know about whisky, from the production of the peat to the final bottling and maturation processes.

The Royal Scots Regiment is the oldest regiment in the British Army. Raised on the 28th of March 1633, at first the unit served King Louis XIII in France and earned the Regiment the nickname of Pontius Pilate's bodyguard. It was finally recalled to G..

This 17C Renaissance building is laid out symmetrically around a central courtyard - a design that is typical of a great number of early Renaissance style buildings, and abounds in decorative stone sculptures and ornamental stripes.

Young architect James Craig (1710-1795) was entrusted with the task of extending Edinburgh. Once North Bridge was built over the valley, splendid squares and streets with geometrical lines were laid out: George Street, the central street, Princes Str..

Holyrood Park is the largest green space in the town. The park is dominated by Arthur's Seat (251m) and the Salisbury Crags, two specimens of volcanic provenance. Within the park, the path departing from the car-park on Queen's Road leads to Arthur's..

Before being integrated into the capital, The Meadows was an elegant walkway belonging to the town of Muir. It's was also a place where the Scottish Armies used to gathering and where the town council inspected the troops on parade.

With its three giant spires, the Anglican St-Mary's cathedral, inaugurated in 1879 is the 1st large cathedral to be built in Great-Britain after the reformation.

The observatory was transferred to Blackford Hill to escape the polluted air of Calton Hill. The welcoming centre (east Tower) demonstrates to the public the history of the current observatory and how a modern the observatory works. Good panoramic vi..

16C fortified house which was extended in the 19C and restored at the start of the 20C. This dwelling shows what a refined Edwardian interior was like. Don't miss the sculptures of the famous BIntailles by James Tassie (1735-1799).