City Guidebook

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City Guidebook

Sightseeing

2 minutes from the apartment perhaps the most intimate viewpoint of the castle in the city.
The Vennel Viewpoint Edinburgh Castle
1 Vennel
2 minutes from the apartment perhaps the most intimate viewpoint of the castle in the city.
permanent exhibits sit with temporary exhibitions. good café. afterwards you can explore nearby Dean Village and continue by walking down the river to Stockbridge.
1010 locals recommend
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
75 Belford Rd
1010 locals recommend
permanent exhibits sit with temporary exhibitions. good café. afterwards you can explore nearby Dean Village and continue by walking down the river to Stockbridge.
beautiful grounds to enjoy a relaxed stroll or picnic, and the glasshouses have a fabulous variety of tropical plants.
1227 locals recommend
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Arboretum Place
1227 locals recommend
beautiful grounds to enjoy a relaxed stroll or picnic, and the glasshouses have a fabulous variety of tropical plants.
home to the largest and most historic collection of surgical pathology in the world 🩻
114 locals recommend
Surgeons' Hall Museums
Nicolson Street
114 locals recommend
home to the largest and most historic collection of surgical pathology in the world 🩻

Neighbourhoods

pleasant neighborhood with some nice pubs and wine bars. many artisan shops - coffee roaster, fromageries etc. Botanical Gardens are nearby.
350 locals recommend
Stockbridge
350 locals recommend
pleasant neighborhood with some nice pubs and wine bars. many artisan shops - coffee roaster, fromageries etc. Botanical Gardens are nearby.
historic port, now home to some cool bars and restaurants.
162 locals recommend
Leith
162 locals recommend
historic port, now home to some cool bars and restaurants.

Leisure and Outdoors

climbing centre. it's a nice cycle along canal to get here
48 locals recommend
Edinburgh International Climbing Arena
48 locals recommend
climbing centre. it's a nice cycle along canal to get here

Food/Drink Scene

you get to drink whisky. what else do you need in this life?
36 locals recommend
Johnnie Walker Princes Street
145 Princes St
36 locals recommend
you get to drink whisky. what else do you need in this life?
Go on a distillery tour or simply enjoy the view from the rooftop bar.
The Port of Leith Distillery
Go on a distillery tour or simply enjoy the view from the rooftop bar.

City advice

Don't miss

Climb one of Edinburgh's 7 hills for the best views.

⛰️ Arthur's Seat and Salisbury Crags 🏛️ Calton Hill 🔭 Blackford Hill 🐧 Corstorphine Hill (Zoo) all recommended
Don't miss

Ghost tours are good fun!

usually walking tours (although you can take a trip aboard a ghostbus) they start around the Royal Mile. For a different, less theatrical walking tour, try invisible-cities!