Edinburgh and the Lothians Features
- Overview
- Itineraries
- Places to Explore
- Sights
- Restaurants
- Hotels
- Entertainment
- Shopping
- Activities
- Travel Tips
- Features
- Fodor's Choice
- Deals
- Guidebooks
Edinburgh and the Lothians Features
-
Orientation Tours
The best way to get oriented in Edinburgh is to take a bus tour, most of which are operated by Lothian Buses. Its "City Sightseeing" open-top... read more
-
Orientation Tours Contacts
Lothian Buses (0131/220-0770. www.edinburghtour.com.)... read more
-
Personal Guides
Scottish Tourist Guides can supply guides (in 19 languages) who are fully qualified and will meet clients at any point of entry into the United... read more
-
Personal Guide Contacts
Scottish Tourist Guides (18b Broad St., Stirling, FK8 1EF. 01786/451953. www.stga.co.uk.)... read more
-
Walking Tours
Cadies and Witchery Tours, a member of the Scottish Tourist Guides Association, has built a reputation for combining entertainment and historical... read more
-
Walking Tour Contacts
Rabbie's Trail Burners (207 High St., Edinburgh, EH1 1PE. 0131/226-3133. www.rabbies.com.)... read more
-
Hogmanay: Hello, New Year
In Scotland, New Year's Eve is called Hogmanay, and celebrations continue the next day with customs such as "first-footing"—visiting your... read more
-
Edinburgh Today
Today the city is the second most important financial center in the United Kingdom, and the fifth most important in Europe. The city regularly... read more
-
Top Reasons to Go to Edinburgh and the Lothians
Kaleidoscope of culture: Edinburgh covers it all, from floor-stomping ceilidhs to avant-garde modern dance, from traditional painting and sculpture... read more
-
Sightseeing Tours
The best way to get oriented in Edinburgh is to take a bus tour, most of which are operated by Lothian Buses. Its "City Sightseeing" open-top... read more
-
Edinburgh's Castle Fit for a King
Archaeological investigations have established that the rock on which Edinburgh Castle stands was inhabited as far back as 1000 BC, in the latter... read more
-
Leith, Edinburgh's Seaport
Edinburgh's port has a rich history all of its own. While not as rambunctious as it used to be, Leith is still a good bet for an authentically... read more
-
Ancestor Hunting
Are you a Cameron or a Campbell, Mackenzie or Macdonald? If so, you may be one of the more than 25 million people of Scottish descent around... read more
-
Festivals in Edinburgh
Walking around Edinburgh in late July, you'll likely feel the first vibrations of the earthquake that is festival time, which shakes the city... read more