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Day-by-day itineraries, what to eat, how the city actually works, and the places within a train ride that are worth the day.
Day Trips from Edinburgh
A chapel, a castle, a bridge, a coastline and a rival city, all inside an hour by train or bus.
Eating in Edinburgh
Haggis is genuinely good, the seafood is better, and the best restaurants are two miles from the Royal Mile.
Edinburgh Airport to the City
A tram and two buses cover the same eight miles at three prices, and the cheapest is often the quickest.
Getting Around Edinburgh
A good bus network, one tram line, no metro, and a city centre that is mostly quicker on foot.
How Much Does Edinburgh Cost?
Expensive for Britain outside London, doubly so in August, and unusually generous in what it gives away free.
The Festival in August
Six festivals, three thousand shows, double the population and no possibility of seeing it all — so here is how to fail well.
The Scottish Enlightenment
For about seventy years, a small, cold, poor city produced modern economics, modern geology, modern sociology and a good deal else.
Two Days in Edinburgh
The Old Town ridge on one day, the New Town and the volcano on the other, with the weather deciding the order.
Where to Stay in Edinburgh
The Old Town is atmospheric and loud, the New Town is calm and Georgian, and the value is fifteen minutes downhill.