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Edinburgh's Best: City Travel Guide

By using around 300 photos and 20,000 words EDINBURGH’S BEST is a travel guide that helps you make the most of...

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By using around 300 photos and 20,000 words EDINBURGH’S BEST is a travel guide that helps you make the most of your city break. In it you’ll find detailed and practical information on key SIGHTS, ACTIVITIES and INTERESTS and be pointed in the right direction by several key ITINERARIES and WALKS. Then there are suggestions of where you might EAT, DRINK and find ENTERTAINMENT; and since we are fully-independent our recommendations are not adverts!

INTRODUCING EDINBURGH

Scotland’s capital is one of Europe’s jewels and for many needs little introduction. Its jumbled medieval streets are fantastic to explore, and its August festival season a key date in the global calendar. This sees the city turn itself inside-out to simultaneously accommodate four festivals including the Fringe, the world’s largest performing arts event, and the Tattoo, a epic spectacle of military marching and bands held in the forecourt of Edinburgh's magnificent castle.

But really Edinburgh is a city of great variety, with a little of everything from urban buzz to rural corners; from cosmopolitan variety to cosy relaxing pubs. Its major museums and many historic sights provide plenty of things to do, while a glut of cafes and restaurants offer a great selection of places to unwind; then a string of venues and clubs stay open into the small hours.


APP FEATURE: TRIP PLANNING

Key before-you-go information, including:
Accommodation
Costs
Seasons, Festivals & Events
Transport

APP FEATURE: NEIGHBOURHOODS

The lowdown on city neighbourhoods:
Broughton & Calton
Holyrood & Southside
Leith & Leith Walk
The New Town
The Old Town
Outside the Centre
Stockbridge & Dean Village
The West End

APP FEATURE: SIGHTS, ACTIVITIES & INTERESTS

Backgrounders and practical advice on:
Art
History
Kids & Families
Parks & Gardens
Shops & Shopping
Cycling
Walking


APP FEATURE: ITINERARIES & WALKS

With instructions and transport links:
The Old Town in-a-day
The New Town in-a-day
The Water-of-Leith
★ Arthur’s Seat
Heritage Braid
The Pentland Hills

APP FEATURE: LISTINGS

Recommendations of where to eat, drink, shop and more:
Cafes
Pubs & Clubs
Pools & Spas
Restaurants
Shops & Shopping
Theatres & Cinemas


APP FEATURE: TECHNICAL

✔ One-click website LINKS.
✔ One-click PHONE CALLS (on phones).
NAVIGATE quickly using the app's global search; internal hyperlinks, and its many images.
LOCATION info (using your device's GPS).
Detailed MAPS and the ability to ADD YOUR OWN markers.
Save and share FAVOURITES.
Easily CONTACT the author.


IN-APP PURCHASE:

The entire contents of Scotland's Best is freely available by installing above. The only restrictions are that this will only work when you are online and only with intermittent ads.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Christian Williams has been a freelance travel writer since 1998. He's covered destinations all over the world, but mostly specialises on Germany and Canada. He's lived in Edinburgh for 20 years and is pleased to have finally written about somewhere on his doorstep.


Feature graphic by Festival Fringe Society

Last update

March 21, 2020

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