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Tron Kirk
122 High Street Royal Mile GB - Edinburgh EH1 1 RU
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Formerly the traditional place for a get together to celebrate Saint-Sylvester's day, this church whose spire was replaced in the 19th C. was built by John Mylne, before the Parliament building. Its name from the word «tron», which used to mean the s..
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Royal Mile 
Royal Mile GB - Edinburgh EH
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The main street of the old town runs from the castle following the coast road towards the Abbey and the palace. Daniel Defoe wrote of the street, at the beginning of the 18C, «It's probably the largest longest and most beautiful street, not just in E..
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Anchor Close
High Street GB - Edinburgh EH
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It was here between 1768 and 1771, that the first edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica was printed, which is to this day still has the Scottish thistle emblem printed on the cover.
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Museum of Childhood
42 High Street GB - Edinburgh EH1 1TG
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This museum which is unique in its coverage of childhood. Here children can discover lots of new play-things, whilst parents will recall their childhood toys, fancy-dress clothes, books, dolls and games, etc.
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John Knox House
45 High Street GB - Edinburgh EH1 1SR
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This interesting 15C hotel may have belonged to John Knox the founder of the Presbyterian religion and reflects the religion throughout: it has an interesting painted ceiling (1600) in the main room on the second floor.
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St Giles' Cathedral 
The Royal Mile GB - Edinburgh EH1 1RE
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This Presbyterian cathedral dates for the most part from the 15th C. but suffered at the hands of untoward restorers who altered the Cathedral to its detriment in the 19th C. The only original section of the external part of the church is the crown-s..
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Parliament Hall
2 Parliament Square GB - Edinburgh EH1 1RQ
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Assembled in the 18th C. with an imposing Georgian façade, the Parliament was built in the 17th century upon orders from Charles the 1st and joined with the Scottish Parliament between 1639 and 1707. Now it is the base of the Scottish supreme court.
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Chambers Street
Chambers Street GB - Edinburgh EH
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When lord-provost Chambers ordered the demolition of slum dwellings, in the middle of Queen Victoria's reign, this splendid street lined with university buildings linked South Bridge up with George IV Bridge.
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Old University
Old College South Bridge GB - Edinburgh EH8 9YL
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Designed by Robert Adam in 1789, the old college houses the library and the Talbot Rice museum which exhibits 16 and 17C artworks from the Torrie collection.
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Canongate
Canongate GB - Edinburgh EH
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Canongate (gate or passage used by the canons) was formerly an independent town, where noblemen, ambassadors and royal officers took up residence, close to the royal palace of Holyrood house.
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Gladstone's Land
477b Lawnmarket GB - Edinburgh EH1 2NT
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This narrow six-floored house typifies 17th C Edinburgh with its height - all 17th C. buildings at this time were built tall. A shop is laid out under the arches on the ground-floor whilst apartments occupy the upper floors.
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Lady Stair's House - Writer's Museum
Lady Stair's House Close Lawnmarket GB - Edinburgh EH1 2PA
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Build in 1622, this house belongs to the Writer's museum , which displays manuscripts and memorabilia of the three greatest ever Scottish writers, Robert Burns (1759-1796), Walter Scott (1771-1832) et Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894).
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Royal Museum of Scotland 
Chambers Street GB - Edinburgh EH1 1JF
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Designed by Captain Fowke, who also designed the Albert Hall in London, in 1854, this cast iron and glass building was enlarged in 1988. It is an amazing building which has a pink sandstone tower and devoted to Scottish artworks.
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General Register House
West RegisterStreet GB - Edinburgh EH1 3YY
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This 19C building which houses the countries national records, has a splendid domed hall decorated with motifs characteristic of the architecture of Robert Adam .
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Scott Monument
Princes Street GB - Edinburgh EH
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This pyramid shaped monument which dominates Prince's street is Edinburgh's most famous landmark and offers a wonderful view of the town below. It is home to Steell's statue made of Carrara marble, which depicts Walter Scott with his dog.
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Cowgate
Cowgate GB - Edinburgh EH
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Situated beyond the confines of the walled town, Cowgate was first a route used to walk cows along and then, in the 16C a beautiful street forming part of a very elegant area. For a long time it was a simple abandoned track crossing under the George ..
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Church of Scotland General Assembly Hall
Castlehill GB - Edinburgh EH
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The Church of Scotland General Assembly Hall, looms up at the site of the Marie de Guise's palace, which was destroyed in 1861. Now a university building, Myln'es Court was restored in the 70's back to how it was at the end f the 17th C.
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Greyfriars Church and Churchyard
Greyfriars Place GB - Edinburgh EH1 2QQ
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The National Covenant was signed (1638) in this 17C Church, of which there is a copy inside. Its cemetery, the oldest in Edinburgh, is famous for its Statue of Greyfriars Bobby, the faithful dog which guarded the tomb of his master for 14years
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New Register House
3 Register House GB - Edinburgh EH1 3YT
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This building adorned with a finely decorated wrought iron gate is home to Scotland's public records and «Lord Lyon» Court. This Lord, otherwise known as the King of Arms, was responsible for all matters concerning Scottish heraldry and officiated al..
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Victoria Street and West Bow
Victoria Street GB - Edinburgh
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This cobbled Edinburgh street runs down from the Royal Mile to Grassmarket and is the finest in the Old Town, bordered by houses which are now brightly coloured restaurants and shops.
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