10 things to do in Edinburgh
- Edinburgh Castle
- Museum of Scotland
- National Gallery of Scotland
- Our Dynamic Earth
- Palace of Holyroodhouse
- Rosslyn Chapel
- Royal Yacht Britannia
- Scottish Seabird Centre
- Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
- Scotch Whisky Heritage Centre
10 top Edinburgh Restaurants
- Duck's at Le Marche Noir
- Forth Floor - Harvey Nichols
- Restaurant and Bar at The Borough Hotel
- Rhubarb - The Restaurant at Prestonfield
- Tower Restaurant and Terrace
- Witchery by the Castle
- Malmaison
- Browns - Restaurant and Bar
- Calistoga
- First Coast
"Bond, James Bond! Famous actor Sean Connery was born in Edinburgh. The son of a truck driver, Connery was knighted in July 2000 in his hometown by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom."
More on Edinburgh
Edinburgh is well-known for the annual Edinburgh Festival, a collection of official
and independent festivals held annually over about four weeks from early August. The
number of visitors attracted to Edinburgh for the Festival, is roughly equal to the
settled population of the city. The most famous of these events are the Edinburgh Fringe
(the largest performing arts festival in the world), the Edinburgh International
Festival, the Edinburgh Military Tattoo, and the Edinburgh International Film Festival.
The city is one of Europe's major tourist destinations, attracting roughly 13 million visitors a year, and is the second most visited tourist destination in the United Kingdom, after London.
Nightlife in Edinburgh
Edinburgh has a large number of pubs, clubs and restaurants. The traditional areas were the Grassmarket, Lothian Road and surrounding streets, Rose Street and its surrounds and the Bridges. In recent years George Street in the New Town has grown in prominence, with a large number of new, upmarket public houses and nightclubs opening, along with a number on the parallel Queen Street. Stockbridge and the waterfront at Leith are also increasingly fashionable areas, with a number of pubs, clubs and restaurants.
