When visiting Edinburgh, first-time travelers will be able to easily differentiate between Old Town and New Town. New Town's planned streets, squares and public greens occupy Edinburgh's northern ...

Edinburgh includes many outstanding monuments and buildings, with very different styles in the different areas. The Old Town contains many 16th and 17th-century merchants’ and nobles’ houses, such as ...

From the medieval closes of the Old Town to the regal townhouses of the Georgian New Town, Edinburgh is a city brimming with character. Days can be spent exploring independent shops on winding ...

Though the romance of Edinburgh has long been rooted in the past, the Scottish capital is now a destination for the modern age.

A new mural in an Old Town close delves back into Scottish folklore to celebrate a legend about the king who made Edinburgh a royal burgh.

Edinburgh World Heritage was established by the City of Edinburgh Council and Historic Scotland through a merger between the Edinburgh New Town Conservation Committee and the Edinburgh Old Town ...

Old and New Towns of Edinburgh Edinburgh has been the Scottish capital since the 15th century. It has two distinct areas: the Old Town, dominated by a medieval fortress; and the neoclassical New Town, ...