Being the capital city of Scotland and the second largest Scottish city after Glassglow, Edinburgh is also famous for the many tourist attractions distributed throughout this city. It has a total resident population of 448,625. The language spoken here is English. Edinburgh is recognised as the second most visited destination after London, it attracts close to 1 million visitors a year.



Edinburgh airport is the principal gateway to the city handling more than 9 million passengers and due to this large number of people, the management is

building a second runaway to cope with this problem. Another means of transport is Edinburgh Waverly railway station that serves more than 14 million passengers per year, this station is also the second biggest in Scotland. Lastly Lothian buses operate the majority of the city bus services within the city and the surrounding suburbs that use bus stop services.

Are you interested in experiencing the unique Scottish hospitality? Edinburgh's nightlife is excellent with a great choice of restaurants, pubs, and clubs catering for many every taste and keen events. The city's pub range from traditional taverns, to slinky modern style-bars, all of which offer a good range of music.

When you travel to this town visit the Edinburgh castle which is the most famous tourist attraction. This is an evocative landmark with a fascinating history of many Scottish queens and kings. This is a historical site that every visitor should see because it offers such splendid panoramic view of the city. Other attractions include Royal Botanical Garden, Our Dynamic Earth, St Giles Cathedral, Palace of Holy Rood House, the former Royal Yacht Britannia and Edinburgh Zoo which is Scotland's most exiting wildlife attraction.

Why not pay a visit to this beautiful city and tour the varied terrain of the city which includes several summits which command sweeping views? To the south of this town stands the eminence known as Arthur's seat which is a collection of side vents of the main volcano on which Edinburgh is built. On the other hand, overlooking the new Town is Carlton Hill which is one of the best views topped by an assortment of buildings and monuments. This hill plays as a host of the Beltane Fire festival. The Royal Observatory rests on Black ford hill as the third southern viewpoint of the city which attracts many tourists.

Edinburgh is well known for the annual Edinburgh festival, a collection of official and independent festivals held annually over about weeks. This attract roughly equal to the population of the city. These events include Edinburgh fringle, comedy festival, international festive which is the longest festival, military tattoo and international book festival.

Accommodation in Edinburgh is well catered for as well. Visitors have a wide range of hotels from three-star to five-star hotels. Some of the hotel amenities include laundry services, baggage storage, beauty saloon, florist, roomservices and secretarial services. Guest rooms also features satellite TVs, working desk, minibars, bathrooms, trouser presses and bathroom amenities. Don't miss to pay a visit to these classic hotels which are paraton Carlton hotel, Menzies Belford hotel, mercure point hotel among others.

Edinburgh is ready for any visitor whether seeking pilgrimage in some of its sites like old town or exploring its historical site and monuments. Visit in Edinburgh remain etched on ones mind as it is exhausting on how much to explore.