Edinburgh - the jewel in the Scottish crown, has many riches. From classical architecture, sweeping Georgian terraces, medieval closes, and of course, the castle. Edinburgh is however, also a thriving modern community providing a working and living environment for it's 440,00 population; New style back cover convincingly highlights the reasons to buy the book and provides a colourful overview of the contents; New eye-catching spine design ensures high impact on bookshelves and new colour-coded bars enable readers to find their way around the book more quickly and easily; Extra 30 pages of information added offering unbeatable value and superb quality, in both photography and content; New, improved layout and typeface makes accessing key information even easier; The annual Edinburgh Festival is explored, from its early traditions to the modern spectacle it is today; A culture section explores the many cultural riches of Edinburgh, from its literary tradition to its world class museums and galleries; Edinburgh is the second most popular UK short-break destination after London
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'It is hard to fault the Insight Compact Guide...... it packs a lot of cultural punch into its featherlight 80+ pages.' The Sunday Telegraph
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Since 2000. Hammond, American Map, Langenscheidt Dictionaries, Insight Travel Guides, Delorme – the famous names in the Langenscheidt family. These represent the most authoritative, up-to-date, and extensive travel and reference products available. In January 2003, the renowned Berlitz Publishing became part of the Langenscheidt Group. The Langenscheidt Publishing Group, the premier group of map and travel companies, offers over 4,000 North American and international street maps, road maps, atlases, language-learning, bilingual dictionaries, and travel-related products covering countries, cities, and languages in every continent.
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The first route begins at the entrance of the old city and takes in the top of the medieval Royal Mile. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Princes Street, New Town, Old Town, Royal Mile, Calton Hill, George Street, Edinburgh Festival, Firth of Forth, Mary Queen of Scots, Pentland Hills, Edinburgh Castle, North Berwick, Museum of Scotland, Botanic Garden, Sir Walter Scott, Robert Burns, William Playfair, Hanover Street, Braid Hills, Dean Village, Dynamic Earth, West Bow, Arthur's Seat, Charlotte Square, Hopetoun House New!
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The first route begins at the entrance of the old city and takes in the top of the medieval Royal Mile. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Princes Street, New Town, Old Town, Royal Mile, Calton Hill, George Street, Edinburgh Festival, Firth of Forth, Mary Queen of Scots, Pentland Hills, Edinburgh Castle, North Berwick, Museum of Scotland, Botanic Garden, Sir Walter Scott, Robert Burns, William Playfair, Hanover Street, Braid Hills, Dean Village, Dynamic Earth, West Bow, Arthur's Seat, Charlotte Square, Hopetoun House New!
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- Treasure Island (New Windmill) by R L Stevenson on page 56, and page 99
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