Urban Dictionary: Edinburgh Population 450,000 (approx) Capital City of Scotland since 1437. The city is dominated by a huge castle built upon an extinct Volcano and the history of Edinburgh is woven around this grand structure.Originally a Celtic Hillfort inhabited by the Votadini tribe called it Din Eidyn later anglicised into the present name.Edinburgh can be split in to two areas,The old town which grew around the castle and slopes and the New town largely built in the 18th century.Holyrood Palace is found at the other end of the 'Royal Mile'which leads down a slope from the castle.This Palace has been a royal residence of Scottish Monarchs since the 15th century,The present Queen of Great Britain also uses it.

Edinburgh is home to the Scottish Parliament(Restored in 1999) Edinburgh has a Fascinating History and is the most visited City in Scotland Some Famous People Born in Edinburgh Include, Tony Blair , Sean Connery ,Alexander Graham Bell, Robert Louis Stevenson ,Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sir Walter Scott and Feild Marshal Sir Douglas Haig Edinburgh Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and the HIV capital of Europe; the former owing to the fact that the populace is made up of whores, poofs and junkies. Almost all of Edinburgh's residents (Edinbuggers) have a massive chip on their shoulder. There are many different reasons for this, foremost are; having fuck all of note in their city apart from a castle, a distinct lack of decent bars/clubs/atmosphere, two pish 'football' teams and the fact that they are all whores poofs and junkies. In spite of all this they still have the temerity to be a bunch of ignorant, rude, stuck up cunts.

If you see a tram in Edinburgh you might want to check that you are not actually in Blackpool, as the silly bastards have been trying, and failing, to build a tram system since about the same time they threw the castle up. The best thing about Edinburgh is the motorway to Glasgow. Glasgow being Edinburghs more vibrant, cosmopolitan, cultural, stylish, laid back, humourous and funloving neighbour. Glaswegian 1 : "Fancy going through to Edinburgh for a night out ?" Glaswegian 2 : "Fuck that mate, that place is a massive fucking fun sponge and everyone looks at you like you've just pissed on their chips" Glaswegian 3 : "Yeah fuck that, I'd rather go to one of Michael Barrymore's pool parties" Glaswegian 2 : "True that man...true that" Also Known as Auld Reekie and The Athens of the North Population 450,000 (approx) Capital City of Scotland since 1437.

The city is dominated by a huge castle built upon an extinct Volcano and the history of Edinburgh is woven around this grand structure.Originally a Celtic Hillfort inhabited by the Votadini tribe called it Din Eidyn later anglicised into the present name.Edinburgh can be split in to two areas,The old town which grew around the castle and slopes and the New town largely built in the 18th century.Holyrood Palace is found at the other end of the 'Royal Mile'which leads down a slope from the castle.This Palace has been a royal residence of Scottish Monarchs since the 15th century,The present Queen of Great Britain also uses it. Edinburgh is home to the Scottish Parliament(Restored in 1999) Edinburgh definition by Urban Dictionary Category Athens of the north Athens of the north Last Edited: 23rd March, 2015 This essay has been submitted by a student. This is not an example of the work written by our professional essay writers. "Auld Reekie" and "Athens of the North": describe how the architects of Edinburgh from the mid eighteenth century to the mid nineteenth attempted to link (physically and visually) the Old Town and the New Town.

The nicknames "Auld Reekie" and "Athens of the North" are symbols of two very different times during Edinburgh's Past and of two equally contrasting areas in its cityscape. Before the 18th century, Edinburgh consisted of the area now known as the old town. This comprised a densely populated settlement straddling the tail of the ancient volcanic plug that is castle rock. Conditions in this area were crowded and often foul. This was the result of hundreds of years of irrational decisions and complete lack of town planning and sanitation. "Auld" translates directly as "Old" and "Reekie" refers to the smoky environment caused by the high concentration of chimneys, but also hints at the stench. In this way, I feel that the nickname "Auld Reekie" connotes everything that the old town represented during this time. In the same way I feel that "Athens of the North" represents the hope and aspirations of the Scottish enlightenment manifested in the New Town. In my essay I shall illustrate how and why Edinburgh developed from "Auld Reekie" to the "Athens of the North" and discuss how the architects during this period attempted to connect both visually and physically the Old and New Town.

The "Scottish Enlightenment" refers to a highly influential period of Scottish History during the 18th century. It was a time when Scotland excelled as a nation specifically in the field of academia and science. This included philosophy, economics, engineering, architecture, medicine, geology, archaeology, law, agriculture, chemistry, and sociology. Perhaps the greatest indication of the immensity of the success at the time was the literacy levels. By 1750, Scots were among the most literate citizens of Europe, with an estimated 75% level of literacy. Although the exact reason for this massive intellectual progression is not entirely clear, it is very much linked with a close-knit group of Scottish academics and unionists. This included Francis Hutcheson, Alexander Campbell, David Hume, Adam Smith, Thomas Reid, Robert Burns, Adam Ferguson, Robert Adam, John Playfair, Joseph Black and James Hutton. Many of them were based in Edinburgh at the University and met and discussed their ideas regularly in a social context. It is this collaboration, unlike their European contemporaries that is said to be the key their success.

As a symbol of this achievement Edinburgh was initially referred to as the "Athens of the North" in reference to the academic success rather than architectural characteristics of Athens. During the first half of the 18th century, it is clear that Edinburgh had become no match to its equivalents south of the border. To many of its citizens, particularly to its aristocrats and business people it had become an embarrassment to Scotland, especially in view of the enlightenment. As Robert Chambers describes it, it had become: "a narrow, filthy, provincial town" or in John Taylor's words "makes this country so much despis'd by the English" There were many problems with the town but perhaps the most pressing issue was that of sewage disposal. Due a lack sanitation, the inhabitants of the old town had became accustomed to the medieval solution of discarding there waste out of the windows and into the gutters and side streets. Up until this point, it had been a relatively satisfactory solution as tenement blocks were restricted in height and the wet climate of Scotland simply washed away the sewage down the steep gradients. As the buildings became higher due to a higher population density, the issue became apartment as waste began hitting the walls of adjacent buildings and most infamously worse, landing on pedestrians.

This was not a problem in examples of English cities at the time so it is not difficult to see why some Scots would have been ashamed of their nation's capital. Despite this, according to Charles McKean, it is a common misconception that the inhabitants of Edinburgh during this time were desperate for the development of a new town. In his passage Twinning cities: modernisation versus improvement in the town of Edinburgh he argues that the decision to build the new town came from a more complex political agenda rather than a common feeling of dissatisfaction towards the old town. It seems that there were two distinct opinions, one was to improve the old town, and the other was to build a new one. McKean stresses that our knowledge of the condition of the old town comes from text written by those who were for the construction of the new town and there for could be inaccurate. Despite this, the fundamental point is that Edinburgh was in need for change. Part of Edinburgh's demise can be attributed to neglect by the government in England dating back to the formation of the union in 1603. It seems that as the power shifted from Edinburgh to London, so did much of the wealth and as a result the economy of Edinburgh suffered greatly during this time.

By the early 18th century the situation was so bad that the council appealed to the King George to save Edinburgh from its decline. After receiving no response the council attempted to take action towards the breakup of the Union, however they were unsuccessful as they lacked financial support. Despite this, Edinburgh ultimately gained from the Union. During Georgian times many plans went ahead to improve the old town. These included the cleaning up of the old town and the renovation of many of its buildings. Due to Edinburgh's unique topography, development of the old town was very restricted, especially to the north. As a result, new developments initially went ahead in the areas south of the old town. This consisted primarily of the neo-classical development of Bearfords Park comprising what is now George square and the Design of the New College by Robert Adam. The final motivation for the development of the new town to the north came when Edinburgh was pressured into preventing its elite from fleeing to London.

As Charles McKean puts it "Since Edinburgh needed to retain 'people of rank and of a certain fortune', it required an aristocratic suburb exclusively for them" The First and most obvious physical link between the Old Town and New Town came with the construction of the north bridge between 1769 and 1772. This was constructed after the decision had been made to build the new town to the north. Building a bridge over the Nor Loch valley had been on the cards for over a century but it was not until the council received government funding for the development of the new town that plans went ahead. The bridge spanned the valley of the Nor Loch and for the first time, allowed access to the old town from the north. As well as facilitating the construction of the new town by providing a critical link, it also created a more direct route to the port of Leith which improved trading in the old town. The original bridge was constructed from stone and included three primary arches. Just after its completion the bridge collapsed due to structural deficiencies killing 5 people. The problem was caused by years of soil build up from old town excavations which created large mounds of "travelled earth" along the embankment of the old town crag.

The engineers had underestimated the depth of this loose soil which ultimately led to the disaster. By 1772 it was reconstructed with more substantial foundations. In alignment with the north bridge is the south bridge. This was completed later in 1788 and spanned the equally problematic depression of the Cowgate to the south. Built from stone and consisting of twenty-two arches, the bridge was constructed primarily in order to link the high street with the university but also to allow for access to the expanding developments to the south. Coupled with the north bridge, this highly undervalued viaduct linked the new town appropriately to the educational heart of the old town. Although there were many others involved, the design for the new town is credited to the young architect James Craig. Like many of the people involved in the concept for a new town and in true spirit of the enlightenment, Craig was a strong believer in the union. This unionist agenda was reflected very literally in his initial proposal which in plan formed a union jack. This vision was later dropped due to a combination of it not being possible to construct (because of the angles which it created) and a general feeling of public dislike towards its symbolism.

Subsequent revisions were made to the plan and in 1767 the plan that we know today was finalised. From above, Craig made various visual links with the old town. The first and most notable of these is the alignment of the new town. The plan comprises three main streets; Queens St, George St and Princess St. These were aligned parallel to the royal mile and in doing so created an obvious juxtaposition between the old and new town. The streets are also about a mile long and incorporate a square at either at either end (Charlotte Sq and St Andrew Sq). This quite literally reflects the composition of the old town where the Castle and Holyrood Palace take their place at either end of the east-west aligned high street that is about a mile long. Further visual connections to the old town were made by Craig in the arrangement of the streets which run perpendicular to these primary streets. These consist of Charlotte St, Castle St, Frederick St, Hanover St and St David's St. These streets were intended to align with the key features in the old town in order to make a visual connection. The best example of this is Castle st, which as its name suggests, is in line with the castle.

What we now know as Princess Street was also initially to be named St Giles St in reference to the cathedral in the old town. Additional physical connections between the towns were made in 1759 with the draining of the Nor Loch and subsequent creation of the mound. The completion of this draining allowed for later pedestrian access between the towns over what is now the Princess St gardens (an area that had been previously inaccessible). The mound, coupled with the north bridge, formed a secondary vehicular access route to the old town. The steep embankment was formed using soil exctevated when draining the Loch together with landfill from the old town. The person responsible for the subsequent architectural success of the mound and also credited as the primary architect to which Edinburgh owes its title; the "Athens of the North" is William Henry Playfair. Playfair was a Scottish architect and is considered to be one of the key figures of the Greek revival in Scotland. His influence on the architecture of new town was massive, particularly in examples of some of the more iconic buildings. A key example of this was his involvement with the Calton hill development beginning in 1818-1820 and his commission for the Royal Institution and Observatory buildings.

Later, Playfair also took over the project that was to be the greatest attempted tribute to Athens in northern Europe. This was the proposal in 1924 to build an exact replica of the Parthenon. Despite the fact that the project was never completed as a result of a lack of finance, I feel that it creates one of the most striking visual statements in Edinburgh. In my opinion the national monument on Calton hill reflects the Castle on Castle rock and in doing creates a key visual link between "Auld Reekie" and the "Athens of the North". Both are situated in an elevated position on top of volcanic rocks are both symbolic of the old and new town. In 1822 Playfair received the commission to design the Royal Institution Building on the mound. As the primary building site which sits directly between the old and new town the mound posed a challenge. Playfair's solution to this exposed location was to design it in the form of a Doric temple. On the site directly behind the institution, Playfair was later commissioned to design the national gallery in 1853. This similarly took the form of a Greek Temple only this time in an Ionic style and included far more improvisation.

Together, the buildings form an obvious visual link to the old town. In conclusion I feel that many connections were made between the old and new town. These facilitated the integration of the New and old town at a physical and experiential level. However, despite these visual and physical links, in my opinion there is no real connection between the core essence of the old and new town. To me this is illustrated most clearly in view of the union. As a defensive settlement built to fend off the English, the old town is symbolic of a reluctant (still existent) Scottish outlook where change and development are not on the horizon. Contrastingly, the new town is a symbol of the union and of the forward thinking approach which prevailed during the Scottish Enlightenment .In this way, together with its neoclassical architecture I think the New Town is deserving of its comparison to ancient Greece in its name "Athens of the North". The disjunction between the ideologies of the two towns is reflected in their architectural characteristics where there are virtually no similarities. Although there are many examples of neo-classical architecture in the old town, to me these are simply part of the new town ideology and don't represent an architectural connection.

The reason there is no architectural reference to the old town is because at the time, the way to express these new ideals was by using the Greek Classical language. This is the case in all examples of the Greek revival in Europe, but was perhaps most evident in Edinburgh. Today, the architectural language for optimism and change tends to stem from the international style and consequently allows for references to the history and culture of its context. Some of the best examples of this can now be found on the royal mile where the medieval language of the old town has been used. In a modern context, given the opportunity to enhance the architectural connection between the old and new town, I would adopt this approach.

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THE ATHENS OF THE NORTH Pompous the boast, and yet a truth it speaks A 'modern Athens,' fit for modern Greeks. .....James Hannay, in The Edinburgh Courant, 10 November 1860 George Street and Charlotte Street are no longer occupied by douce Edinburgh burghers trying to pretend they are ancient Roman senators. Only the sociologically inclined should linger around the high Castle of Edinburgh or the palace known as Holyrood House at the other end of the Royal Mile...The area has been stripped and tidied and is presided over by government custodians in uniforms like cops. It has the same atmosphere as a harlot in prison clothes. .....SCOTLAND: THE LAND AND THE PEOPLE, by Donald Cowie, 1973 by A.S. Barnes and Company, Cranbury, NJ and London: Thomas Yoseloff Ltd., London ISBN 0-498-01169-0 Most of the denizens wheeze, sniffle, and exude a sort of snozzling whnoff whnoff, apparently through a hydro-phile sponge. .....Ezra Pound, quoted by Hugh McDiarmid (C.M.

Grieve), as Epigraph to Edinburgh, Lady Poet, 1943 Who indeed, that has once seen Edinburgh, with its couchant rag-lion, but must see it again in dreams, waking or sleeping? My dear Sir, do not think I blaspheme when I tell you that your great London, as compared to Dun-Edin, 'mine own romantic town', is as prose compared to poetry, or as a great rumbling, rambling, heavy epic compared to a lyric, brief, bright, clear, and vital as a flash of lightning. You have nothing like Scott's monument, or if you had that, and all the glories of architecture assembled together, you have nothing like Arthur's Seat, and above all you have not the Scotch national character; and it is that grand character after all which gives the land its true charm, its true greatness. .....Charlotte Bronte, Letter to W. Smith Williams 1850 Edinburgh had no sewage system. the method of garbage disposal in the Old Town was to shout 'Gardy-loo' and throw everything out the window.

Gardy-loo was a warped version of gardez l'eau (approximately French for 'watch out for the water!') - except it wasn't just water the warning referred to. Effluence, sewage, dead cats, anything you didn't want in the house came out the window... In the narrow, festering closes behind the Royal Mile raw sewage was ankle-deep in the streets and the North Loch slowly turned into a stinking, fetid sewer. Living at ground level in the back tenements was a truly harrowing experience. But, if living at ground level was wretched, living in the stinking, diseased and rat-infested underground chambers - with sewage seeping in from above - was unbearable. Yet people did bear it as there was no other place for them to go..... THE TOWN BELOW THE GROUND: Edinburgh's Legendary Underground City by Jan-Andrew Henderson. Mainstream Publishing, Edinburgh and London, © Jan-Andrew Henderson, 1999. It's hard to pick out a single characteristic shared by the people of Edinburgh. In fact it's hard to say what you even call them. Edinburghians? Edinburghers? We've settled for Edinburghers.

It may sound like fast food but it's easy to spell. .....Barry Gordon and Jan-Andrew Henderson in WHO WANTS TO BE AN EDINBURGHER? The Quiz Book for Edinburgh's Bright Sparks,© Black & White Publishing Ltd. Edinburgh 2004 The Grassmarket is a broad enclave down a hill nearby, and in the good old days it knew constant riots and public executions. Now all is swept clean and the stones no longer stink of blood. SCOTLAND: THE LAND AND THE PEOPLE, by Donald Cowie, 1973 by A.S. Barnes and Company, Cranbury, NJ and London: Thomas Yoseloff Ltd., London ISBN 0-498-01169-0 Here we shall see much to remind us of bygone times; and as we pass the now poor-looking houses and glance at theslatternly dames and ragged, dirty children who are all about, we shall gladly go back in imagination to days when these houses were homes of lords and ladies, of scholars and divines, and when the very elite of old Scotland here made promenade.

.....Picturesque Scotland; its romantic scenes and historical associations described in lay and legend, song and story, © Francis Watt 1849-1927 Edinburgh is a rancid stew of lawyers, bankers, politicos, journalists, arty types, friends of the English, educationalists, soft bastards and priests, lost in a private world of intrigue and futile self-advancement. ...FAINTHEART: An Englishman Ventures North of the Border by Charles Jennings, Abacus, Time Warner Books U.K., © 2001 by Charles Jennings ISBN 0349114404 This accursed, stinking, reeky mass of stones and lime and dung. ......Thomas Carlyle, Letter to his brother John, 10 February 1821 The Canongate is dingy and dirty, and for all our memories of departed greatness and their fragrance, the odour of the place is not fragrant: indeed, truth to tell, the very scum of Edinburgh, in more senses than one, seems to find its level amongst the remains of Scottish nobility.

.....Picturesque Scotland; its romantic scenes and historical associations described in lay and legend, song and story, © Francis Watt 1849-1927 When I lived there, very few maids had shoes and stockings, but plodded about the house with feet as big as a family Bible, and legs as large as portmanteaus. ......Sydney Smith, Letter to Lady Mary Bennet, 20 December 1820 See yon hamlet, o'ershadowed with smoke; See yon hoary battlement throned on the rock; Even there shall a city in splendour break forth, The haughty Dun-Edin, the Queen of the North; There learning shall flourish, and liberty smile, The awe of this world, and the pride of the isle. ......James Hogg, The Queen's Wake, 1819 Nae Heathen Name shall I prefix Frae Pindus or Parnassus; AULD REEKIE dings them a' to sticks For rhyme-inspiring Lasses. ......Robert Burns, To Miss Ferrier, 1787 I...

am not sorry to have seen that most picturesque (at a distance) & nastiest (when near) of all capital Cities. ......Thomas Gray, Letter to Thomas Wharton, c. 30 September 1765 What a wonderful City Edinburgh is! - What alterna­tion of Height & Depth! - a city looked at in the polish'd back of a Brobdignag Spoon, held lengthways - so enormously stretched-up are the Houses! .....Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Letter to Robert Southey, 13 September 1803 It was a patriarchial Fife laird, Durham of Largo, who had the honour of giving to Edinburgh the sobriquet of " Auld Reekie." It appears that this old gentleman was in the habit of regulating the time of evening worship by the appearance of the smoke of Edinburgh, which he could easily see through the clear summer twilight from his own door.

When he observed the smoke increase in density, in consequence of the good folks of the capital preparing their supper, he would call all the family into the house, saying — " It's time, noo, bairns to tak the buiks, and gang to our beds, for yonder's Auld Reekie, I see, putting on her nichtcap." ......Robert Chambers, in Scottish Treasure Trove, Edited by George Blake, John O'London's Little Books,circa 1925 Baxter made a good remark about Princes Street, that it was the most elastic street for length that he knew; sometimes it looks as it looked tonight, interminable, a way leading right into the heart of the red sundown; sometimes again, it shrinks together, as if for warmth, on one of the withering, clear, east-windy days, until it seems to lie underneath your feet. .....Robert Louis Stevenson, Letter to Mrs Sitwell, 4 October 1873 Tho' many Cities have more People in them, yet, I believe, this may be said with Truth, that in no City in the World so many People live in so little Room as at Edinburgh.

......Daniel Defoe, A Tour through the Whole Island of Great Britain, 1724-7 on Edinburgh's MONUMENT to Sir Walter Scott Fellow citizens, this statue seems most beautiful to the eye. Which would cause Kings and Queens for such a one to sigh, And make them feel envious while passing by In fear of not getting such a beautiful statue after they die. .....from The Burns Statue, poem by William Topaz McGonagall, better known as Scotland's Worst Poet, born in 1830, in Cowgate, Edinburgh COPYRIGHT 2008-2015 Odd-Scotland.com Contact us at: OddScotland AT Gmail.com (607) 542-3567 or (514) 900-1923 Contact Us Alcohol Rehab in Edinburgh Do you stay in Edinburgh, in Scotland? Do you want to bring an end to your addiction to drugs and alcohol? Then call The Rehab Help in Edinburgh on 0131 341 2801 or send us an email right now! Edinburgh, Scotland’s capital, and its second biggest city, has a fascinating history.

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We Can Help Information about Edinburgh | Map of Edinburgh — The Official Gateway to Scotland Interactives Explore Scotland: Edinburgh City and Surrounding Areas Stepping off the train at Waverley Station and emerging blinking into the sunshine of Scotland's capital city is a moment you will long remember: you stand in a valley, the Castle and the medieval Old Town towering over you on one side of the station and Princes Street and the Georgian splendour of the New Town on the other. Edinburgh is one of the world's great cities, an architectural marvel, and an exciting place to inhabit. Packed with history, Edinburgh, also known as Auld Reekie and the Athens of the North, was founded in the 7th century and is so old that streets have been built on top of older streets from medieval times with over 4,500 listed buildings in the city. Ghost stories are rife and visitors can take a tour into the vaulted chambers below the Royal Mile, purportedly one of the most haunted places in Britain.

A haven of the arts, Edinburgh hosts a range of world famous festivals and events including the Edinburgh International Festival, the Edinburgh Fringe, the Edinburgh International Film Festival, the Edinburgh International Book Festival, the Hogmanay Street party, the Edinburgh Military Tattoo and the Edinburgh Science Festival to name a few. With events happening throughout the year, the city is a delight for visitors. Galleries, museums and parks abound for anyone left without something to do and the city is considered one of the most picturesque in Europe. Step outside the city into the lush Lothian countryside and you enter a sweeping green landscape filled with castles, country houses and ancient battlefields, a reminder of Scotland's rich past. The primary attraction can be found in the otherwise unremarkable village of Roslin, some 7 miles south of Edinburgh city centre. Here you'll find the mysterious, richly decorated late-Gothic Rosslyn Chapel, which featured prominently In the blockbuster film and book, 'The Da Vinci Code'. BBC - Travel - Mini guide to Edinburgh’s pubs Food & Drink Mini guide to Edinburgh’s pubs The Athens of the North has more howffs – or drinking dens – per inhabitant than almost anywhere else in the UK, making it a fantastic destination for a wee dram.

By Lonely Planet Traveller 31 December 2012 The city known as the Athens of the North and, more colloquially, Auld Reekie has more howffs – or drinking dens – per inhabitant than almost anywhere else in the UK, making it a fantastic destination for a wee dram. Literary haunts A plaque outside a cosy pub in the city centre proclaims: ‘In the White Hart Inn Robert Burns stayed during his last visit to Edinburgh, 1791.’ Claiming to be the city’s oldest pub in continuous use – it’s been in business since 1516 – the White Hart Inn is also hosted William Wordsworth. There are live music sessions here every evening (0131 226 2806; 34 Grassmarket; pints of Bellhaven IPA £3.30). Related article: Exploring Scotland's historic whisky trail The Oxford is a rare thing these days: a real pub for real people, with no theme, no music, no frills and no pretensions.

‘The Ox’ has been immortalised by Ian Rankin, author of the Inspector Rebus novels, who, along with his fictional detective, is a regular drinker here. Sean Connery has also been a patron. The bar stocks a regularly changing selection of cask ales from small Scottish brewers rather than the usual big brands (8 Young St; pints of ale from £3.40). Edinburgh resident Alexander McCall Smith made New Town’s Cumberland Bar a protagonist in his serialised novel 44 Scotland Street. It has a traditional wood, brass and mirrors style of décor, despite being relatively new (it opened in the 1970s). You’ll find cask-conditioned ales and a wide range of malt whiskies on offer here, and there’s a charming little beer garden at the back (1–3 Cumberland St; pint of Deuchars IPA £3.40). Best for whisky Busy Bow Bar, a traditional-style pub in the Old Town, is unspoilt by the ‘plastic Edinburgh’ trappings of some of the Royal Mile’s more touristy drinking dens. You’ll find 200 single malts here, including independent labels such as Cadenhead’s and Duncan Taylor.

Grab a spot in a snug window seat if you can – it’s often standing room only (0131 226 7667; 80 West Bow, whiskies from £3). Situated on the curved street that links Edinburgh’s New Town to the Old, The Malt Shovel is a handsome Victorian boozer, all dark wood and subdued tartanry. It offers a fine range of real ales and more than 30 malt whiskies from the Highlands, islands and Lowlands of Scotland. It’s also rightly renowned for its regular music sessions – there is jazz on most Tuesday evenings (0131 225 6843; 11–15 Cockburn St; whiskies from £3.20). Bennet’s, in the south of the city, has managed to hang on to most of its beautiful Victorian fittings, from the leaded, stained-glass windows and ornate mirrors to the wooden gantry and brass taps on the bar.

Whisky lovers rejoice: there are 100 malts to choose from, including a Glenburgie single malt and a pretty special 30-year-old Highland Park that will set you back £30 for a single measure (0131 229 5143; 8 Leven St; whiskies from £2.70). Best for food Housed in a former winemerchant’s office, Kay’s Bar is kitted out with red leather benches, a gleaming mahogany bar and a cast-iron fireplace. Lunch is served in its tiny back room and features classics such as mince and tatties, and Scotch pie with beans and chips. Only three of the seven tables are bookable (39 Jamaica St; lunch mains from £4). A traditional Victorian pub that’s been given a new lease of life by its Swedish owners, Joseph Pearce’s has become a hub of the local community, with its relaxed atmosphere and Scandinavian events, such as crayfish parties.

The menu includes hasselback potatoes with parmesan and truffle oil mayonnaise, and sea bass on puy lentils with lemon and tarragon (23 Elm Row; mains from £7.90). The elegant and convivial Royal Mile Tavern works its charms well, with polished wood, brass and mirrors. It serves real ale, good wines and great grub: Highland chicken and the Royal Mile burger – a quarterpounder with cheese and bacon – feature prominently on the menu. From 9.30pm, musicians take to the tables for acoustic music sessions that can last ’til the wee hours (127 High St; mains from £8). Where to stay Ardmor House is a stylishly renovated Victorian property with five bedrooms and those little touches that make a place special: an open fire, thick towels, crisp white bed linen and newspapers at breakfast (74 Pilrig St; from £85). In Hotel Missoni , the Italian fashion house has established a style icon in the heart of the Old Town.

The hotel has Modernist architecture, black-and-white décor with well-judged splashes of colour, impeccably mannered staff and very comfortable rooms (1 George IV Bridge; Missoni Room from £125). The splendid Witchery by the Castle is set in a 16th-century townhouse in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle. Its eight lavish suites are furnished with antiques, tapestries, open fires and roll-top baths, and are supplied with flowers, chocolates and champagne (Castlehill; suites from £325). Transport Edinburgh is 4½ hours from London King’s Cross on the East Coast train line’s fastest service, which calls at York, Darlington and Newcastle (King’s Cross from £70). Trains from Manchester take 3¼ hours (from £39). Edinburgh airport is served by BA , easyJet and Flybe , from Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Birmingham and Manchester, among others (Stansted from £75). The city has a good bus service (from £1.40). The article 'Mini guide to Edinburgh’s pubs' was published in partnership with Lonely Planet Traveller .

Moving To Edinburgh Guide x Moving To Edinburgh Guide Edinburgh, also known as “Auld Reekie”, “Edina” and “Athens of the North”, is the capital and the second largest city in Scotland, and the seventh in UK. In 2013 its population was 487,500 people. The city is also the second most popular tourist destination in the United Kingdom after London with more than a million overseas tourists every year. Edinburgh is also the biggest financial centre in the country after London since the banking and insurance sectors are strongly developed, along with plenty of other businesses. But there is a lot more to know when moving to Edinburgh alone or with your family. Is it worth moving to Edinburgh and what will you find there for yourself? Find out how to move to Edinburgh and more about this marvelous city in our moving guide. Get to Know Edinburgh This is the High Kirk of Edinburgh, also known as St. Giles. Great heritage. Many national institutions are based in Edinburgh like the National Museum of Scotland, the National Library of Scotland, the Scottish National Gallery, etc. Besides historical, there are also plenty of cultural attractions you can enjoy.

The Edinburgh International Festival which takes place in the city for decades has now become the biggest annual international arts festival in the world. There are recycling roadshows and events, events in parks and greenspaces. There are also play areas, games areas, skateboarding and mountain bike facilities. Beautiful places to visit. The city has also areas that are in the UNESCO World Heritage Site – the Old Town and the New Town, and is announced by UNESCO City of Literature because of the city’s literary heritage and plenty of literary activities. There are lots of historic buildings you can enjoy out there like the Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh Castle, the churches of St. Giles, Greyfriars, the Canongate and many more. If you are looking to pursue a higher degree of education, especially in the fields of medicine, sciences and engineering, Edinburgh is also the right place for you. The National Gallery of Scotland City areas. Edinburgh consists of distinct areas that have preserved their uniqueness after they were absorbed in the city. In the north are Princes Street and the New Town. The historic centre has been divided in two by Princes Street Gardens. In the south you will find Edinburgh Castle, the Old Town and Holyrood Palace.

The Edinburgh International Conference Centre and many insurance and banking companies can be found in West End, which makes it the financial district of the city. Climate. The climate in Edinburgh is the one which is in most of Scotland – temperate, maritime and it is very mild. In winter the temperatures during the day rarely fall below freezing and summers are moderate with temperature around 22°C. There aren’t extremes of the climate or large variations because the city is close to the sea. It is a windy city though, having in mind it is positioned between the coast and hills, the wind being mostly warm and unstable, coming from the North Atlantic Current. It rains fairly evenly throughout the year. Economy. You already managed to get a glimpse of that through the article but here is something more that you may like to know. The strongest economy in the United Kingdom outside London lies in Edinburgh. Here is also the highest percentage of professionals in the UK and the city is claimed by some to be the most competitive one in the country. Financial Times magazine awards 2012/2013 claimed the city to be European Best Large City of the Future for Foreign Direct Investment and Best Large City for Foreign Direct Investment Strategy.

Plenty of sectors are well presented in Edinburgh: insurance, banking, distilling and brewing, printing and publishing, scientific research, tourism and higher education. With the unemployment in the city being very low, you have great opportunities for finding work. The city is UK’s second (after London, of course) and Europe’s fourth in terms of equity assets. Many Scottish companies have their headquarters there. The Edinburgh Festivals in August attract millions of visitors. This is the Traverse Theatre at Edinburgh - one of your future favorite places after you move to Edinburgh. Social and health care provided. The local government offers support for physical disabilities, including children, drug and alcohol misuse, people with mental health conditions, etc. In other words, Edinburgh provides great social care for it citizens and the ones in need. Finding Edinburgh Moving Services In order to find out the approximate cost of your move you should first get some quotations from removals to see what the average price for your house or flat will be. Be careful if you get a very low quote, considerably lower than the other quotes, it may be a sign you are not dealing with reliable removal firm.

After you get some quotes from Edinburgh home removals, it is time to invite them over for a visual estimate – the most accurate prognosis of your move’s value lies here. Our database where you could find many Edinburgh removal reviews is being expanded all the time so check out what options you have there for finding the best moving and storage services, before signing with a particular company. Thinking of Moving to Edinburgh? Hopefully our guide to moving to Edinburgh has managed to take you on a short virtual tour to the city where you could experience its beauties and learn more about moving there, so you can organize your relocation with more confidence. Is there more you think should be added to this guide? You can make a comment and share any information with us and our readers! Source:

Question: Which city is known as Auld Reekie and also Athens of the North?
Answer: Edinburgh