Like Athens, Edinburgh is said to be a city of seven hills –

To the west of the city, Corstorphine Hill - on which the Edinburgh Zoo is located
To the south Craigmillar Hill, Blackford Hill and the Braid Hill(s) with their golf courses and fine views over the city.
Centrally, there is Castle Hill on which Edinburgh Castle is perched, Calton Hill with its Nelson Monument and other historic but nonetheless strange assortment of buildings and Arthur’s Seat (and Salisbury Crags) within Holyrood Park.

  

All offer excellent walking and superb views of the city and much further afield especially towards Fife and Berwick Law with the Pentlands to the south.

Probably the most popular gardens in the city are Princes Street Gardens which are the centrepoint of the annual Hogmany celebrations. The bandstand is a regular source of music and the arts.

The Botanic Gardens, one of our owned and run by the Royal Botanic Gardens of Scotland lie in the northern part of the New Town and are a “must see” for anyone with green fingers.

Edinburgh is such an historic city that finding good walks is not at all difficult whether you like the open spaces (Braid Hills, Pentland Hills, Holyrood Park, Blackford Hill) or the ancient streets and “closes” (ancient passageways) of the Old Town. YesScotland recommends that you choose to walk the closes at night with one of the many tour guide companies to get the full flavour of the Edinburgh of old!

 
 

 

 
 

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