View from Calton HillEdinburgh is well known for the annual Edinburgh Festival, the largest performing arts festival in the world, and for the Hogmanay street party. The city is one of the world's major tourist destinations, attracting roughly 13 million visitors a year, and is the second most visited tourist destination in the United Kingdom, after London.Men in kilts, fairytale castles, Princes Street, fantastic shopping, Edinburgh is a very special city.
View from Calton HillEdinburgh is cool, damp and cloudy generally, but the weather changeable. January and February are the coldest months, averaging 5 - 7?C, and July and August the warmest with average temperatures of 19?C. Scottish weather is on average cooler than that of England. The northern latitude gives short winter days and very long summer evenings.
View from Calton HillEdinburgh has its own airport and is served by express trains from London and the south.
View from Calton HillEdinburgh hosts many major events such as the Military Tattoo, the Edinburgh International Film Festival, Edinburgh International Festival and Edinburgh International Book Festival. Princes Street is one of most famous shopping streets in Europe. Explore Edinburgh Castle which has stood there for 1,000 years, the Royal Mile separating the royal castle and the royal residence of Holyroodhouse, The Royal observatory, Leith, Edinburgh’s port.
