Edinburgh
Edinburgh,
the capital city of Scotland, is a must for all visitors to see. It's festivals every year bring
tourists from all over the world. Edinburgh's early history begins on the Castle Rock, which
was occupied in the Bronze and Iron Age. Following a brief visit by the Romans, the Angles of
Northumbria came, saw, conquered and hung around for a while. In the 7th century, their king,
Edwin, rebuilt the earlier fortress of Dun Eadain – the Fortress on the Slope – and
changed its name to Edwin's Burgh.
Her son, David I built the Abbey at Holyrood, a mile to the East along "The Royal Mile". Castle and Abbey became the anchor points of Edinburgh; a thriving town grew up along side the road between them, connected to Leith, Edinburgh's port and trade-link to the world.
If
Edinburgh did not grow outwards at this time, it did grow upwards. By the end of the 1500's it
was established as the Capital of Scotland, and growing in population the inhabitants chose to
build high houses close to the protection of the Castle, high tenement buildings most of which
can be seen to this day.
There are so many places for the tourist to visit but the main ones are -
Edinburgh Castle
Holyrood Palace
The Royal Mile
Scottish Parliament Buildings
Scott Monument
John Knox's House
Every
year there are also a number of events which attract hundreds of thousands of visitors. Theses
events include -
Edinburgh Festival
The Fringe
Edinburgh Military Tattoo
Edinburgh International Film Festival
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