The country of Scotland is an immensely popular vacation destination because it is greatly suitable for a wide variety of vacations. If you like countryside breaks the landscape ranges from masses of glorious coastal destinations to mountains and woodlands found further inland perfect for hill-walkers, ramblers, mountain climbers, hikers. In the following article I introduce Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland.
The city of Edinburgh is home to some of the finest galleries and museums in the whole of the UK and within easy access is an impressive selection of country homes, fortified houses, historical buildings and castles which are well worth visiting. Edinburgh is a city of two parts, the New Town and the Old Town, which are immensely different, however both are a World Heritage Site.
Even though it is the capital city it is surprisingly green and not that far from the city centre you will discover yourself in the most beautiful countryside. Two of the prettiest green areas at the heart of the city are Princes Street Gardens and the Royal Botanic Garden. Situated along Princes Street you will find the usual high street shops, in the West End you will find smart boutiques, in the New Town you will find numerous designer products and in the Old Town there are lots of independent merchants, designers and artisans.
The city of Edinburgh is world renowned for it huge number of festivals. known as Europe’s festival capital the annual calendar is jam packed with events and festivals during each month of the year. The busiest month is August, with no less than 8 festivals taking place. In August it is immensely difficult to find an Edinburgh Hotel with a vacancy, so reserve your room as soon as you can.
The Edinburgh festival year starts, or ends, with the planet’s largest New Year party, Hogmanay. As well known is the superb Edinburgh Fringe Festival and other festivals include; the Edinburgh Mela, Book Festival, Jazz Festival, Festival of Politics and more.
Edinburgh Accommodation
As I said earlier August is the worst month to find accommodation when nearly all Edinburgh Hotels are fully booked. Sadly this is also true about The Christmas and New Year period which is often booked a full year in advance, so it is really vitally important to book early!
The city features a superb number of hotels, guest houses and accommodation ranging from rather cheap accommodation to the rather lavish first class luxury country mansion hotels with lots of character. So whatever price you can afford you can be sure to find the perfect accommodation for you online.
