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02/08/2024

It's festival time again! For the next 3 weeks Edinburgh is the place to be: take your pick from the International Festival, Festival Fringe, Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, Art Festival, Book Festival and Film Festival.

Everything you need to know about the Edinburgh Festivals. What's on and when, how to get here and what to experience while you're in the leading festival city in the world.

11/07/2024

It’s hard to imagine that this rural scene is taken from the middle of Edinburgh (from Regent Road)… If you look closely youlll see the top of the Palace of Holyrood House in amongst the leafy greenness! And on the second picture the Scottish Parliament is poking through.

07/06/2024

Edinburgh has become Swiftburgh this weekend as Taylor Swift's Eras tour hits town! If you're one of the lucky ones who managed to secure a ticket for one of her gigs at Murrayfield, hope you're 'Ready for It'!

The Eras Tour has arrived in Scotland.

02/05/2024

The Meadows cherry trees are dripping with blossom

17/02/2024

Bask in Edinburgh's golden hour glow ✨

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📍The Mound

30/01/2024

Edinburgh’s Castle Esplanade and Castlehill by night… what a stupendous location

27/01/2024

… next stop Linlithgow, for the famous Linlithgow Palace, or perhaps a walk along the Union Canal to the next station at Polmont and then back to Edinburgh… a braw day out!

27/01/2024

Good morning Edinburgh! Views from Jeffrey Street are always more resplendent with the morning sunshine … Calton Hill monuments are always a delight, with Edinburgh Waverley Station below bringing trains right into the very heart of the city

21/12/2023

Not only a fabulous scary swing above the Scott Monument for Christmas and Hogmanay, but this evening Edinburgh was also treated to a display of multicoloured nacreous clouds as a backdrop to Edinburgh Castle. What a city!

03/12/2023

The first Sunday of advent and the Edinburgh Christmas Festival is hitting its stride. See how you can get in the Christmas spirit here https://edinburgh-christmas.com/ including traditional Christmas Markets, funfair rides, spectacular live outdoor events, delicious food and drink, plus so much more!

03/11/2023

You’d never think you were in the centre of a capital city!

03/11/2023

Lovely clear autumn day in Edinburgh

04/10/2023

Edinburgh at dusk. Always a delight! Come and see it for yourself!

11/05/2023

There's already quite a buzz about this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe ...

World-famous event unveils more than 1500 new shows across 248 venues

24/12/2022

We hope that you and your family and friends have a happy, peaceful and healthy Christmas and Hogmanay

(Photo: The Vital Spark in the sparkly moonlight, Inveraray, Dec 2022)

15/11/2022

This week sees the opening of 'Christmas at the Botanics', when you can enjoy the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh after dark and be captivated by awe-inspiring light installations and seasonal sounds that fill the air with festive fun... it's open 17 Nov to 30 Dec 2022

Firmly established as unmissable within Scotland’s winter calendar, Christmas at the Botanics is a fantastic night out for family and friends. Come and enjoy the Garden after dark, be captivated by awe-inspiring light installations and seasonal sounds which fill the air with festive fun.

23/10/2022

One of our favourite views in Edinburgh. And more beautiful today because of the autumn colours.

18/10/2022

New statue for the Royal Mile. Public statues have notoriously been criticized for predominantly commemorating dead white men. This imbalance is set to be redressed on Edinburgh's Royal Mile, which will soon have its first statue of a woman: the pioneering Edinburgh medic Elsie Inglis. Robert Aldridge, Lord Provost of Edinburgh, said: “There is no doubt that Dr Elsie Inglis – war hero, pioneering medic, advocate of women’s rights – is a truly revered and treasured figure in our city’s history." Fitting that she should be the first woman to be commemorated on the Royal Mile.

BiographyDr Elsie Maud Inglis1864 – 1917   Hear about Elsie from the National GalleryElsie Inglis (1864 – 1917) was a physician, surgeon, humanitarian, feminist, and pioneer of medical education for women. Born in India, she came to Scotland when she was about fourteen and studied medicine in E...

07/10/2022

Portobello… just a short bus ride from the city centre. Edinburgh has so much to offer!

Portobello beach at nightfall - what a magical sight! ✨😍
📍 Portobello beach
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12/08/2022

Ok, so here are some people pics now… comedy, children’s stuff, hard-hitting drama in the heat of the day, music, opera, clowns, dance… there’s something for everyone in Edinburgh in August

10/08/2022

Edinburgh summer sunset… a hot summer’s evening with a red orange blue sky. The Festival isn’t bad either. Glad to be back in the Edinburgh Festivals mode! The full festival vibe is here again!

26/07/2022

Controversial new research suggests that Greyfriars Bobby might not have been a Skye terrier after all... but a dandie dinmont terrier instead!

18/07/2022

Edinburgh... officially the Best City in the World, with high scores all round!

A whopping 95 percent of locals described it as ‘beautiful’.

22/06/2022

Lots of street events are planned during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this August … including celebrations of the 75th anniversary of the Fringe

Official website of Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the largest arts festival in the world. Find everything you need, whether you want to take part or book tickets.

20/06/2022

The Royal Highland Show is Scotland’s biggest agricultural event, showcasing the best of food, farming and rural life. It takes place annually at Ingliston showground, with good tram and bus links from Edinburgh city centre. The dates this year are 23-26 June.

The show has something for everyone, from competitions to shopping, live music and tasty food and drinks - It’s the one place you can meet, touch, smell, taste and take home the best in the country.

27/03/2022

Sunny Sunday … Edinburgh spires

25/03/2022

Argyll looking stunning on this glorious spring afternoon… Edinburgh and Glasgow are great launch pads for the start of a longer
tour exploring the West Coast of Scotland and the Highlands

26/02/2022

If you heard any bells ringing in Edinburgh today it was because the Scottish change-ringers were at St Cuthbert’s, Lothian Road, for the 10 bells there, and at St Andrew’s & St George’s, near St Andrew Square, for the 8 bells. Here are some pictures of these Edinburgh landmarks.

14/02/2022

And the sun sets on another Edinburgh day… such a beautiful city! Come and visit!

02/02/2022

Edinburgh's rich literary heritage is celebrated in its UNESCO City of Literature status. And now a series of intricate sculptures handcarved from classic Scottish literary works have been sold at auction for more than £50,000. The proceeds will help the Scottish Book Trust, which promotes the enjoyment of reading and the importance of literacy, to fund its ambition to make books available to all.

A collection of rare book sculptures, especially created for Scottish Book Trust by an anonymous artist dubbed the Bookish Banksy, are to be auctioned online from Tuesday 25 January until Tuesday 1 February.