1.National Museum of Scotland
I promise you that it is not like the other, and I guarantee that you will not be bored. Because it’s something original! I took a selfie with the first cloned sheep, I saw the clock of the millennium, I dug up mysterious small coffins, I admired the jewelry of Mary the Queen of Scots and took a picture of the terrific view from the roof! Guess what! The entrance is free!!! Click here to see a little spoiler video of the museum’s treasures!
2.Princess street and gardens
It’s my favorite street after the royal mile. Full of, and the charming gardens on the other side.I love the Primark, the Lush and the Superdrug.
As far as concern the gardens, you can enjoy them in an afternoon stroll!
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Graveyards and Bobby
Personal choice! Yes, it is worth to visit a cemetery. It’s not like our own, in Greece. You feel something creepy and at the same time charming. There, you will face… ghosts! I’m just kidding! But you’ll hear scary stories or even feeling like this with Bobby, the dog that refused to leave the grave of his boss.
4. Scott’s Monument
In memory of the Scottish Sir, Walter Scott was built the monument in princess street. The corners containing statuettes of characters in the center of a statue of the same and if someone is young and tireless can climb 286 steps and enjoy the view from the top.
5. Royal botanic garden of Edinburgh
won’t tell you… I will show you:
6. Carlton Hill
You could tell me if it deserves to see the unfinished copy of the Parthenon? Of COURSE not!!
But it’s worth the view of Edinburgh from the hill. Furthermore, there is the Beltane Fire Festival which takes place every 31st of April and marks the beginning of the summer. The ancient Celtic customs and paganism inspire it. Massive fire burns in the middle while people in costume dancing frantically around participating in various representations.
7. Dean village
It is a paradise just ten minutes from the end of Princess street you are in a place of bucolic historic mansions, pedestrian bridges, and the river that runs through along. All you hear is the flowing water and the birds… the terrible noise of the city is disappearing! I suggest it 100/100!
