Edinburgh on the Web

Attractions in Edinburgh

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Links to official Edinburgh attractions websites as well as enthusiast feature pages and photo pages across the web:

Links related to Edinburgh City Centre

Links related to Leith

Links related to attractions around Edinburgh

Links related to Old Town of Edinburgh

Links related to New Town of Edinburgh

Edinburgh Tours and Trips

Links to official Edinburgh tour operator websites, suggested itineraries and tour reviews:

Links related to tours of Edinburgh itself

Events & festivals in Edinburgh

Links to official Edinburgh events websites as well as enthusiast feature pages:

Links related to winter festivals

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Edinburgh attractions and sightseeing All of the best attractions in Edinburgh plus pictures and sightseeing tips.

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Edinburgh Travel Essentials

Ghost & History Walks to explore the Old Town and Underground Vaults. Dramatised or realistic, from £7.50. Walking Tours

Beautiful Photos from Edinburgh

Palace of Holyroodhouse, EdinburghImage of the entrance gate at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh. Photo #G8109

Ramsay Gardens, EdinburghPhotograph of Ramsay Gardens, the expensive residential flats on the Royal Mile, right next to the Edinburgh Castle esplanade. Photo #3276

Covenanters Prison, Greyfriars Kirkyard, EdinburghView of the gate to the Covenanters Prison in Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh. Photo #G3749

Origin of 'Edinburgh'

Tourists have problems with the name of Edinburgh. There are hundreds of ways people write it and the most common writings include 'edinburg', 'edinborough', 'edimburgh', 'edinbourgh', 'ediburgh', 'edinbugh', 'edinboro', 'edingburgh', 'edinbrugh', 'edimburg', 'edinburugh', 'edingurgh', 'edinbrough', etc.

According to the Scottish Place Names dictionary, the name Edinburgh means 'Fort of the Rock Face'. The 'edin' part comes from Scottish Gaelic and means 'rock face', while 'burgh' comes from Old English meaning stronghold.

Some more obscure (and quite funny) ways of writing Edinburgh include: edinburough, edingburg, edinbourg, edinburh, edinurgh, edenburg, edinbough, edinbourough, edinbrgh, edingborough, edenburgh, edinberg, edinborgh, edinborugh, edinburge, edinburhg, edingbourgh, etc.

Edinburgh is spelt Edimburgo in Spanish and Italian and Édimbourg in French.

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