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| Edinburgh Castle |
Edinburgh is the capital and second largest city of Scotland. Edinburgh lies on the east coast of the central belt, near the North Sea. Edinburgh is one of the historical major midpoints for enlightenment, which led by the university of Edinburgh. The old town of Edinburgh said as Athens and the new town of Edinburgh were listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site. In this article you'll get some information regarding on Edinburgh's tourist places:
1. Edinburgh castle:
Edinburgh castle is a fortress which dominants the sky line of the city of Edinburgh. It is a volcanic castle rock. As one of the most important monument of Scotland it was involved several conflicts from the wars of Scottish Independence.
2. Dean Village:
Dean village is a former village which is a former village in Edinburgh. It is known as the “water of lithe village” which has a successful grain milling small town, more than 800 years. There are eleven working mills driven by the strong current of the ‘water of lithe’. The village helps to supply meal for the growing town of Edinburgh as well as the nearest villages. Dean is an attractive area to work around. It is full of complete old villages with number of narrow roads. The Dean village is a sleepy and attractive haven which seems a separate world from its busy city of its head.
3. Holyrood Park
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| Holyrood Park |
Holyrood park: It is a unique park also called as a royal park in central Edinburgh of Scotland. It has an array of hills, lochs, glens, ridges. Holyrood Park is a windswept, hilly public park; which is a great place to ramble. In the spring, the grassy slopes are covered in yellow flowered- gorse, and there are well maintained path to the author’s seat, with its distinctive polished rock surface. There are three lochs; St Margaret’s lochs, Dunsapie loch and Duddingston loch.
4. Scottish National Gallery:
The Scottish National Gallery is the national art gallery of Scotland. It is located on the mound of central Edinburgh. The heart of national gallery’s a collection of various paintings, sculptures and other historical evident.
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| Ross Fountain |
5. Ross Fountain
The Ross Fountain: The Ross fountain is an ornate iron fountain situated at the west end of prince’s street
garden in Edinburgh. It represents mermaids with four females are depicting science, Arts, poetry and industry. In addition, the last figure stands at the top of the Ross fountain.
Apart from these there are many more tourist attractions in Edinburgh, where more than a million tourist comes every year to watch and enjoy.
