Dominating the dramatic skyline, Edinburgh Castle watches over Scotland's capital city, frowning down on Princes Street, now the main downtown shopping area. The Castle, the symbolic heart of the country, was actually built over the plug of an ancient volcano. Many thousands of years ago, an …
Edinburgh (pronounced edin-burra) has been called one of Europe's fairest cities, the Athens of the North, and the gateway to central Scotland. You can use it as a base for excursions to the Borders, the Trossachs (Scotland's Lake District), the silver waters of Loch Lomond, and the Kingdom of …
Founded as a military strong point, a castle placed on a steep crag, Edinburgh soon became the capital of Scotland, a position it has now regained with the devolution of powers from the Westminster parliament. Financial services, tourism and governmental administration are its economic …