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Travel Guides  Scotland
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Visit Edimbourg
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Edinburgh, capital of Scotland since 1437, is a human-sized city of 450 000 inhabitants. On a relatively large area and preserved beside the River Forth estuary (Firth of Forth), there is good.
This environment is valued by the ranking of districts in the New Town and Old Town since 1995. 2nd tourist city of the United Kingdom after London, Edinburgh is nicknamed the Athens of the North. Indeed the old city is often compared to the Athenian Acropolis.
The city's famous economist Adam Smith is also known for some of these buildings of Neo-classical architecture. The city is famous for its universities, students rejuvenating the average age of the city and the level of education per capita is the highest in Europe.
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Visit Edinburgh
Unavoidable, the old town with its picturesque streets and the castle. Edinburgh Castle sits atop a hill or crag : it is a glacial hill left their withdrawal of the last glaciation. The castle houses the museum of the war.
Having also
, St Giles and Charlotte Square. Recall the area of the new city founded in the eighteenth century, as Old Town are classified as World Heritage.
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Stirling, William Wallace tower
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Sights and small ideas
Hogmanay, New Year in Edinburgh
The party often lasts 3 days, from December 31 to January 2, in the Scottish tradition. Enjoy year if you're in the neighborhood on those days.
The word Hogmanay is the last day of the year.
The Edinburgh Festival
In August, the Edinburgh Festival hosts numerous shows and attractions for 3 weeks, positioning it as a major world festivals.
William Wallace
For movie fans, you can collect the William Wallace monument in Stirling in the suburbs of Edinburgh. On the crag of the Abbey Craig, a tower built in his honor. At Stirling Wallace drove the English in 1297.
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To visit all year, Edinburgh has great museums. Here are some addresses.
The National Gallery of Scotland
The museum artists, sculptures and paintings from across Europe from the Renaissance to Post-Impressionism.
Hours: Intelligence on +44 (0) 131 332 2266 or http://www.nationalgalleries.org
Museum of Scotland
A very good plan, its museums (there are actually several) is free for everyone all year. It includes as its name suggests a lot of knowledge about Scotland: its history, its culture ... for more info: Our http://www.nms.ac.uk/about_us_contact.aspx #% 20Museums and http://www.nms.ac.uk/ourmuseums.aspx
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