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[[Image:Monument, Calton Hill Edinburgh.JPG|right|thumb|350px|{{#ifexist:Template:Monument, Calton Hill Edinburgh.JPG/credit|{{Monument, Calton Hill Edinburgh.JPG/credit}}<br/>|}}The unfinished National Monument, on Calton Hill, Edinburgh]] | [[Image:Monument, Calton Hill Edinburgh.JPG|right|thumb|350px|{{#ifexist:Template:Monument, Calton Hill Edinburgh.JPG/credit|{{Monument, Calton Hill Edinburgh.JPG/credit}}<br/>|}}The unfinished National Monument, on Calton Hill, Edinburgh]] | ||
==Arthur's Seat== | |||
In the centre of Edinburgh, enclosed within Holyrood Park (adjacent to the Royal Palace of Holyrood) is Arthur's Seat, the plug of a long extinct volcano. The hill rises to a height of 251 m (823 feet), and overlooks Edinburgh's Old Town to the West. | |||
==Hotels== | ==Hotels== | ||
* [[The George Hotel (Edinburgh)|The George]] | * [[The George Hotel (Edinburgh)|The George]] | ||
* The Balmoral | * The Balmoral Hotel, at the east end of Princes Street | ||
* The Caledonian | * The Caledonian Hotel, at the west end of Princs Street | ||
[[Image:Balmoral Hotel Edinburgh.JPG|right|thumb|350px|{{#ifexist:Template:Balmoral Hotel Edinburgh.JPG/credit|{{Balmoral Hotel Edinburgh.JPG/credit}}<br/>|}}The Balmoral Hotel, Princes Street Edinburgh]] | [[Image:Balmoral Hotel Edinburgh.JPG|right|thumb|350px|{{#ifexist:Template:Balmoral Hotel Edinburgh.JPG/credit|{{Balmoral Hotel Edinburgh.JPG/credit}}<br/>|}}The Balmoral Hotel, Princes Street Edinburgh]] | ||
Revision as of 09:25, 7 January 2008
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland. It holds the Edinburgh International Festival every July, as well as the Fringe and has some of the most famous tourist sites in Britain, including Edinburgh Castle. It is also home to the devolved Scottish Parliament.
Arthur's Seat
In the centre of Edinburgh, enclosed within Holyrood Park (adjacent to the Royal Palace of Holyrood) is Arthur's Seat, the plug of a long extinct volcano. The hill rises to a height of 251 m (823 feet), and overlooks Edinburgh's Old Town to the West.
Hotels
- The George
- The Balmoral Hotel, at the east end of Princes Street
- The Caledonian Hotel, at the west end of Princs Street
