Take a virtual tour of Edinburgh’s Old Town, Scotland’s historic capital district. Explore the Royal Mile, Edinburgh Castle, ...

The Old and New Towns were inscribed on the World Heritage List for their remarkable juxtaposition of two urban planning phenomena: the early mediaeval ‘herringbone’ layout of the Old Town on the crag ...

A cityscape of Edinburgh, Scotland. Prominent buildings from left to right: Edinburgh Castle, The Balmoral Hotel Clock Tower, The Scott Monument and the Dugald Stewart Memorial (foreground right). New ...

Arriving just days after the end of the Edinburgh Fringe, and with the new school term well underway, you’d be excused for thinking that Scotland’s capital city would be enjoying some downtime after a ...

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A landmark pub in Edinburgh’s Old Town is set for a major renovation after plans were submitted to the council.

One of the Edinburgh festival programme’s most prominent venues is set to launch an all-female line-up of comedy acts in what has been billed a first for the Fringe. Did you know with a Digital ...

You already know the Georgian terraces of Edinburgh’s New Town, you’re familiar with the Gothic spires of its Old Town, now get ready for an entirely new area for Auld Reekie: the West Town. West Town ...

Plans for an extension to a modern hotel in the heart of Edinburgh’s historic Old Town have been thrown out by councillors over concerns they would damage the area,. Did you know with a Digital ...