{"id":8426,"date":"2020-08-19T12:25:41","date_gmt":"2020-08-19T12:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ezjcloud.com\/traveller\/?p=8426"},"modified":"2026-08-04T08:19:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T08:19:11","slug":"feel-the-pull-of-history-in-edinburgh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.easyjet.com\/en\/traveller\/united-kingdom\/edinburgh\/scotland\/feel-the-pull-of-history-in-edinburgh","title":{"rendered":"Feel the pull of history in Edinburgh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW198700766 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW198700766 BCX9\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Default\">Edinburgh is one of the most beautiful cities in the UK, drawing millions of visitors a year\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW198700766 BCX9\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW198700766 BCX9\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Default\">\u2013\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW198700766 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW198700766 BCX9\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Default\">and not just for its world-famous\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.edfringe.com\/\">arts festival<\/a>\u00a0in August. As the poet Hugh MacDiarmid famously put it,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW198700766 BCX9\" lang=\"AR-SA\" xml:lang=\"AR-SA\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW198700766 BCX9\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Default\">\u201c<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW198700766 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW198700766 BCX9\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Default\">Edinburgh is a mad god<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW198700766 BCX9\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW198700766 BCX9\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Default\">\u2019<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW198700766 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW198700766 BCX9\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Default\">s dream,<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW198700766 BCX9\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW198700766 BCX9\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Default\">\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW198700766 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW198700766 BCX9\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Default\">where streets, bridges, gardens and towers overlap in ways that seem beyond architectural sense. It makes Auld Reekie a fantastic place to explore<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW198700766 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW198700766 BCX9\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Default\">\u00a0\u2013<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW198700766 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW198700766 BCX9\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Default\">\u00a0especially in the city<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW198700766 BCX9\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW198700766 BCX9\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Default\">\u2019<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW198700766 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW198700766 BCX9\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Default\">s Old Town, where the streets that rise and fall away from the Royal Mile (the long road that leads sharply upwards to imposing\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.edinburghcastle.scot\/\">Edinburgh Castle<\/a>) are quaint and confusing in equal measure. Though, of course there<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW198700766 BCX9\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW198700766 BCX9\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Default\">\u2019<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW198700766 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW198700766 BCX9\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Default\">s always a fantastic pub around the corner for when the walking, or the weather, drives you towards a seat in a\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW198700766 BCX9\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Default\">cosy<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW198700766 BCX9\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Default\">\u00a0drinking nook.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW198700766 BCX9\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:380}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8430\" src=\"https:\/\/traveller.ezjcloud.com\/prod\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Edinburgh-history_old-Town.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"510\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.easyjet.com\/en\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Edinburgh-history_old-Town.png 970w, https:\/\/www.easyjet.com\/en\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Edinburgh-history_old-Town-300x216.png 300w, https:\/\/www.easyjet.com\/en\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Edinburgh-history_old-Town-768x554.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By contrast, the New Town is a masterpiece of regimented Georgian architecture, with excellent shopping. And beyond that, stunning Dean Village is set in a leafy gorge near the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgalleries.org\/visit\/scottish-national-gallery-modern-art\">Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art<\/a>. Also worth exploring is the port of Leith \u2013 home to two of the city\u2019s Michelin-starred restaurants,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thekitchin.com\/\">The Kitchin<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/restaurantmartinwishart.co.uk\/\">Restaurant Martin Wishart<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">History practically radiates from Edinburgh<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2019<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">s\u00a0sandstone;\u00a0the pull of authors and explorers, Iron Age settlers and Jacobean kings can be felt in plenty of places, but these five sites especially.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:380}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-section-BAa5g\" class=\"section\" data-latitude=\"\" data-longitude=\"\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The past comes alive in the Scottish capital. 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