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Specialists in Edinburgh Tourist Information Edinburgh , pronounced /ˈɛdɪnb(ə)rə/; Scottish Gaelic: Dłn Čideann) is the capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. It is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and is the seventh largest city in the United Kingdom. Located in the south-east of Scotland, Edinburgh lies on the east coast of Scotland's Central Belt, along the Firth of Forth, near the North Sea. Owing to its rugged setting and vast collection of Medieval and Georgian architecture, including numerous stone tenements, it is often considered one of the most picturesque cities in Europe. It forms the City of Edinburgh council area; the city council area includes urban Edinburgh and a 30-square-mile (78 km²) rural area. It has been capital of Scotland since 1437 (replacing Scone) and is the seat of the Scottish Parliament. The city was one of the major centres of the Enlightenment, led by the University of Edinburgh, earning it the nickname Athens of the North. The Old Town and New Town districts of Edinburgh were listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. There are over 4,500 listed buildings within the city.[2] In the census of 2001, Edinburgh had a total resident population of 448,625. Edinburgh is well-known for the annual Edinburgh Festival, a collection of official and independent festivals held annually over about four weeks from early August. The number of visitors attracted to Edinburgh for the Festival is roughly equal to the settled population of the city. The most famous of these events are the Edinburgh Fringe (the largest performing arts festival in the world), the Edinburgh Comedy Festival (the largest comedy festival in the world), the Edinburgh International Festival, the Edinburgh Military Tattoo, the Edinburgh International Film Festival, and the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Other notable events include the Hogmanay street party (31 December), Burns Night (25 January), St. Andrew's Day (November 30), and the Beltane Fire Festival (30 April). The city is one of Europe's major tourist destinations, attracting around 13 million visitors a year, and is the second most visited tourist destination in the United Kingdom, after London. edinburgh airport parking car hire edinburgh parking edinburgh edinburgh hotels cheap edinburgh hotels edinburgh hostels hotels in edinburgh cheap hotels in edinburgh accomodation in edinburgh hostels in edinburgh edinburgh hotel accommodation flights edinburgh cheap flights edinburgh accommodation in edinburgh cheap flight to edinburgh flights from edinburgh cheap edinburgh hostel edinburgh cheap flight edinburgh edinburgh dungeons accomodation edinburgh fly to edinburgh hotel in edinburgh edinburgh flight edinburgh in accommodation edinburgh cheap hotel in edinburgh the george hotel edinburgh edinburgh vacation spa edinburgh |
