Edinburgh Tips & articles

Tips & articles

  1. Top 10 spookiest buildings around the world

    17 October 2011

    Have you ever visited a building that gave you the creeps? These 10 buildings around the world are guaranteed to...

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  2. Scotland in a glass: how to be a malt whisky buff

    25 August 2011

    The language of that famous elixir can be confusing, but in this extract from Lonely Planet Magazine, Neil Wilson (whisky...

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  3. 24 hours in Edinburgh

    28 July 2011

    Edinburgh is a walking city – one that repays those who tramp its cobbles with stately Georgian grandeur.  So with...

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  4. Should you see or skip Europe’s top icons?

    10 May 2011

    Europe is filled with landmarks that need no introduction. Often they’re destination-makers in themselves. At other times, the hassle and...

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  5. Europe’s 8 best night trains

    10 May 2011

    The midnight thump and clunk of railway carriages being uncoupled and shunted in a station somewhere in central Europe is...

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  6. Top 10 cities for artistic inspiration

    01 April 2011

    Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2011 brings you the cities where history’s best artistic talents had their imagination fired –...

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  7. See it or skip it? Europe’s top attractions.

    11 March 2011

    You’re only in Paris for a short time: is it worth waiting in the long lines to go up the...

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  8. Scotland: travel books to read before you go

    01 October 2010

    This excerpt from Lonely Planet’s Scotland guide provides a selection of travel literature to get you in the mood for...

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  9. Edinburgh: not just a pretty festival

    06 August 2010

    A festival or tenEdinburgh Festival is a singular event most accurately referred to in the plural. In the general vicinity...

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  10. Edinburgh in August: one giant festival

    29 July 2010

    Visit Edinburgh in August and you’ll find yourself caught up in a phantasmagoria of festivals.Edinburgh Military TattooThe month kicks off...

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  11. Hogmanay: Edinburgh's own New Year's festival

    02 December 2009

    Dates: 29 December–1 JanuaryDescription: For Scots, the New Year has always been a more important celebration than Christmas, and largely...

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  12. Go to town in Edinburgh - twice

    31 July 2009

    Edinburgh is twice the town: the Old Town and the New Town, each worthy of a full day’s exploration. Even...

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  13. Edinburgh in Festival time - for free

    31 July 2009

    Edinburgh is dusting off its sequins and arc lights for its maddest time of year. Get a feel for the...

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