Morrison Street Edinburgh

Morrison Street Edinburgh is a popular street located in Edinburgh, Scotland in the United Kingdom. Morrison Street is located in the heart of Edinburgh’s Exchange District in the western end of the city. There are a variety of venues, restaurants, cafés, hotels, shops, businesses, and pubs. The Edinburgh International Conference Centre or commonly abbreviated EICC [...]

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Edinburgh for Families

Finding great activities in Edinburgh for families is an easy thing to do. Edinburgh has long been one of Europe’s most exciting cities, and in recent years that has only improved further. Edinburgh is home to museums, fairs, and other great family activities, including some of Europe’s best sporting teams. Edinburgh, Full Of Museums For [...]

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Dean Gallery of Edinburgh

The Dean Gallery in Edinburgh is part of the National Galleries of Scotland. It is the sister museum to the Modern Art Gallery. Most of what the Dean Gallery specialises in is Dada and the Surrealism movement. It also features work from the renowned sculptor Eduardo Paolozzi. The Dean Gallery actually sits directly across the [...]

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Greyfriar’s Bobby – The World’s Most Loyal Pup

Few dogs can offer the same claim to fame as Greyfriars Bobby, the wee dog that followed its master to his grave in Edinburgh, Scotland. Bobby, a small dog who has been immortalized in legends and films over the years, was the faithful companion of an Edinburgh man who frequented the nearby Greyfriars Pub, just [...]

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Edinburgh’s Princes Street

Shopping and history usually don’t come up in the same sentence, but Princes Street in Edinburgh has a surplus of both. Built after the Jacobite rebellion, Princes Street is a principle thoroughfare in Edinburgh’s New Town. Like other streets in that area, it was named for the family of King George III, and it quickly [...]

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Edinburgh Book Festival

The Edinburgh Book Festival was first held in 1983. It was held every other year until 1997 when it became an annual event. It takes place over the last three weeks in August in the heart of Edinburgh in Charlotte Square Gardens. It is part of the broader Edinburgh Festival. [image credit: nailest] Edinburgh Book [...]

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Edinburgh Science Festival

First appearing in 1987, the Edinburgh Science Festival is Europe’s largest and one of the world’s first international science festivals. The festival is a celebration of technology and science and boasts over one hundred and fifty events at over twenty venues throughout Edinburgh. For over twenty years the organizers of the festival have been enlightening [...]

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Victoria Street Edinburgh

Victoria Street in Edinburgh, Scotland is arguably one of the most picturesque thoroughfares in all of Europe. Curving through a capital city that was established in 1437, it maintains an old-world charm with its ancient cobblestone, medieval and Georgian architecture, small shops and open air cafes. Victoria Street is nestled at the foot of Edinburgh [...]

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Haymarket, Edinburgh

Situated in the western part of Edinburgh, Haymarket is a well known area which is predominately a convergence of many main roads such as Dalry Road which leads to the M8 Motorway, and Shandwick Place which leads to the Princes Street and on into the center of Edinburgh. Containing popular cafes, restaurants and pubs, Haymarket [...]

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Edinburgh’s Cramond Island

One of several islands in the Firth of Forth, Cramond Island is among Edinburgh’s most attractive places. Located on the north-western edge of the city, the tiny island is nearly a mile from the shoreline at the estuary of the River Almond. Almost cut off from the western edge of Edinburgh by a line of [...]

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