Hello my lovely readers 🙂 How’s everything going?
Two weeks ago I went to Edinburgh with some friends, so today and on my next posts I’ll be sharing with you the highlights of my trip. I fell absolutely in love with Edinburgh and I can’t wait to go back again. Today come with me to the old town and Edinburgh’s castle.
Hace dos semanas fui a Edimburgo con algunos amigos, así que hoy y en mis próximas publicaciones compartiré con vosotr@s los lugares más destacados de mi viaje. Me enamoré de Edimburgo y no puedo esperar a volver. Hoy, ven conmigo al casco antiguo y al castillo de Edimburgo.
Edinburgh’s old town forms part of a protected UNESCO World Heritage Site. It’s beautifully preserved, it’s has streets and small alleys mixed with one of the highest XVI century buildings I’ve ever seen.
The first thing we decided to do when we arrived is to take a free tour that will show us the centre of Edinburgh. One of the first things we visited was grassmarket. Even though before was an execution place, right now is a pedestrian street surrounded by nice pubs and places to eat. The names of some pubs are related to the history of the street. At night this street is beautiful decorated with fairy lights.
El casco antiguo de Edimburgo forma parte del Patrimonio de la Humanidad protegido por la UNESCO. Está hermosamente conservado, tiene calles y pequeños callejones mezclados con unos de los edificios más altos del siglo XVI que he visto.
Lo primero que decidimos hacer cuando llegamos es realizar un tour gratuito que nos mostrase el centro de Edimburgo. Una de las primeras cosas que visitamos fue Grassmarket. Aunque antes este lugar, era un lugar de ejecución, en la actualidad es una calle peatonal rodeada de agradables pubs y lugares para comer. Los nombres de algunos bares están relacionados con la historia de la calle. Por la noche esta calle está decorada con preciosas luces que le dan encanto.
Probably the most famous street of Edinburgh, is Victoria street. This a really colourful and nice street, with small interesting shops like a joke shop, a witchery shop, a Harry Potter inspired shop… For those who are Harry Potter fans like me, I have to add that the they say that J.K.Rowling was inspired by this street to create Diagon Alley. Also in the old town there is a pub called the elephant house, where she wrote some of the books.
Probablemente la calle más famosa de Edimburgo, es la calle Victoria. Es una calle realmente colorida y agradable, con pequeñas tiendas interesantes como una tienda de bromas, otra de brujería, una inspirada en Harry Potter … Para aquellos que son fanáticos de Harry Potter como yo, debo añadir que dicen que JKRowling se inspiró por esta calle para crear el callejón Diagon. También en el casco antiguo hay un pub llamado Elephant House, donde escribió alguno de los libros.
As you can see in the picture above Victoria street has two levels, if you take the stairs and walk a bit you arrive to the Royal Mile. The Royal Mile is the main street of Edinburgh, is called like this because it joins the two Edinburgh castles.
Como puedes ver en la imagen de arriba, la calle Victoria tiene dos niveles, si coges las escaleras y caminas un poco, llegas a la Royal Mile. La Royal Mile es la calle principal de Edimburgo, se llama así porque se une a los dos castillos de Edimburgo.
One of the things I loved in the Royal Mile is Saint Giles Cathedral. The present cathedral dates from the late 14th century, I think the city of Edinburgh has done a great job maintaining the medieval architecture. I loved the architecture of the cathedral, specially its distinctive crown steeple, nevertheless the inside it’s also really beautiful.
Una de las cosas que me encantaron en la Royal Mile es la Catedral de Saint Giles. La catedral actual data de finales del siglo 14, creo que la ciudad de Edimburgo ha hecho un gran trabajo manteniendo la arquitectura medieval. Me encantó la arquitectura de la catedral, especialmente su distintivo campanario en forma de corona, sin embargo, el interior también es muy bonito.
Then walking through the Royal Mile, we arrived to the Edinburgh castle. Built in the XII century above a high rock it’s the signature monument of Edinburgh, and it’s visible from most parts of the city. The views from the castle are amazing and the building itself its incredible. As a fun fact, the day that we went was crowded because Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were going to visit it.
Luego, caminando por la Royal Mile, llegamos al castillo de Edimburgo. Construido en el siglo XII sobre una roca alta, es el monumento característico de Edimburgo, y es visible desde la mayor parte de la ciudad. Las vistas desde el castillo son maravillosas y el edificio en sí mismo es increíble. Como dato curioso, el día que fuimos estaba abarrotado porque el Príncipe Harry y Meghan Markle iban a visitarlo.
Anyway I’d recommend you to walk around the streets of the old town and getting lost, because it’s the best way to appreciate the beauty of the old town.
De todos modos, te recomendaría que recorras las calles del casco antiguo y te pierdas, porque es la mejor manera de apreciar la belleza del casco antiguo.
Have you visited Edinburgh’s old town? Did you love it as much as I did?
¿Has visitado el casco antiguo de Edimburgo? ¿Te gusto tanto como a mí?
xoxo Darly
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A really lovely post. It has made me want to visit Edinburgh ☺
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Thank you Poppy 😍😍😍
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I have and it’s hard not to fall in love, especially the Old Town part – and if you go again and like a good coffee, check out the Edinburgh Larder on Blackfriars Street – best Cappacinco I’ve ever had, perfect balance between bitter and sweet.
I also had the pleasure of dining at The Witchery by the Castle – warning, it’s not cheap – but ‘WOW’ you get your monies worth, beautiful setting, impeccable service and exquisite food.
Finally… after an unplanned trudge up to the top of Holyrood Park, because I happened to come across it and it had a high point that must be reached, I made the return decently cold and battered by the elements – so was glad to find some where warm and open, anywhere would have done, but Reekie’s Smokehouse on Holyrood Rd was a bonus – made me an off menu ‘hot toddy’ and serve little buckets off shredded meat that really hit the spot.
Glad you enjoyed your time there and hope these will prove welcome tips for anyone else looking in and visiting.
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Thanks you so much about the pubs and restaurants recommendations 😁😁 if I go back I’ll love to visit them
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Lovely pictures!! I just posted a blog post on London’ National Gallery. Your pictures are reminding me of the beautiful cobbled roads in London.
Edinburgh is on my list of places to visit. 🙂
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Thank you sweetie 😘😘😘
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Keep sharing your travel experiences…lovely to read and see 🙂
-Sumana
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Great post 🙂 🙂 !!! Me too on istagram 🙂 xo`xo`
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Hahaha thank you Annarella 😁😁
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Wow, so beautiful! I am obsessed with castles. I blame Disney.
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Hahaha probably that’s also the reason I love them 😂😂😂
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This for in the last two weeks I have seen 5 castles starting in Barcelona, Cardiff, Whales 2 to Windsor Palace, and Dover. 😃
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OMG that’s amazing 😊😊 you should make a blog post about it
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Yes, I was not sure, but I will put something together. xx
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Your pictures are lovely! I went to Edinburgh last year and I’m dying to go back, I loved walking around the streets because they’re all so pretty! Xx
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Thank you Laura 😘😘 the streets really are extremely pretty
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simply incredible presentation – beautiful and and amazing images!!
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Thank you Mihrank 😄😄😄
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i love edinburgh it is so historical and pretty, i loved this post and seeing your experience!
Thanks for sharing
sareena x
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ps. i really want to visit those stone things in scotland, you know from that merdula disney animation thing lmao
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Thank you honey 😄😄 ah yes, I also want to visit the Highlands, sadly I didn’t have enough time in this trip
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Lovely post and amazing pictures! I really need to visit Edinburgh soon!
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Thank you Olga 😄😄😄
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Beautiful town and wonderful people. I was in Edinburgh some times and I fell in love with it. You have to see Dean Village in Edinburgh next time, with it’s Dean Bridge and Leith Footpath 🙂
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Yess I’ve seen it, I’ll write about it in next week post 😁😁😁
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Can’t wait 🙂 I love your posts!
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Great post! I would love to go there! So pretty!
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Thank you Chelsea 🤗🤗🤗
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The architecture there is incredible- gorgeous photos!
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Yess, it really is 😊😊
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Such a wonderful post, I have always wanted to visit. Looks like a wonderful city
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Thank you Lisa 😍😍😍
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Excellent post ! I felt I too was with you there !! Magnificent place Edinburgh ! Have been there before but didn’t know some of the things you mentioned ! Thank you for sharing !
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Thank you Ritu 😘😘😘
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I really love the different colored buildings in one of the pictures. Something I’ve noticed about old towns in Europe is that many of the buildings are all the same color (well, for obvious reasons), but I’ve never really loved that look. The uniformity is aesthetically unpleasing to me. I prefer visual breaks in the uniformity. Of course, Edinburgh doesn’t exist to visually please me, haha, just an observation. Anyway, how amazing is it to be in a city with a castle for a backdrop?
-Knurly
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Thank you for the reblog 😄😄😄
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Hi, lovely post! I’ve been to Edinburgh a few times and I’m going again next week. Did you come across any nice restaurants whilst you were there as I always find myself going to large chains I can find anywhere 🙂 x
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Thank you honey 😄😄 I went to a pub called world’s end, which had really nice fish and chips. I also went to oink, but that’s also a Scottish chain
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Loved this post! We visited Scotland this past summer and spent a few days in Edinburgh. Such a lovely city! Did you get a chance to climb Arthur’s Seat?! Even half way up you can enjoy some magnificent views!!
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Thank you honey 😄😄 I did, the views were amazing, I’m planning to share it in one of my future posts
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Pretty castle !!!
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It really is 😊😊
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It looks so wonderful, I will be adding this to my list of places I would like to visit! X
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Yess, if you can I’d totally recommend it 😄😄
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cool photos!! I need to do a vacation there 🙂
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Thank you Erin 😄😄😄
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This looks amazing!! The castle reminds me a lot of the ones I saw in Puerto Rico. I would love to go there one day! ❤
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Thank you Stephanie 😄😄
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Great photos. Pretty smiel
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Thank you 😄😄😄
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Even i hear “Edinburgh ” remember me of harry potter.. Nice post and amazing photos 😍
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Haha thank you Cuma 💞💞
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I visited Edinburgh last September during my Scotland trip and I’m in love with this city, too.
❤ Reni
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I’d love to visit other places in Scotland 😊😊
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Gorgeous Post! And thank you for the like! making me want to go back there with this one
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Thank you honey 😄😄
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I’ve been a few times, it’s a wonderful city. I would recommend visiting for New Years (Hogmanay), I went for the most recent New Years Eve/Day and it was such a fun place to visit at that time of year.
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Thank you for the recommendation 😄😄
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Love your pictures . The city looks wicked beautiful . I have never visited Scotland but would like to see Edinburgh after looking at these pictures . Thanks for sharing .
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Thanks to you for your nice words 😄😄
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Edinburgh is on the old radar screen; five days worth, in June, 2021- after Iceland, the North Atlantic isles and the Highlands.
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My daughter just applied for a job in Edinburgh! What a city! It has been quite some time since I have visited the capital of Scotland-I sure loved it.
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I wish the best of luck to your daughter 😊😊
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Why thank you so much!
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These pictures are amazing. I’m going to Scotland in December, I just booked my trip yesterday. I feel this a sign that I picked the right place to visit. Thanks for writing this and showing us your beautiful photos.
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Thank you for your nice words 😊😊😊 I’m sure you’ll love it
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I LOVE edinburgh!! One of my favorite cities ever! Great post ❤️
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Thank you Esther 😘😘
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One of the most amazing sites you can see in Edinburgh is Mary Kings Close, which runs under the Royal Mile……….When I visited this site many years ago it was only accessible on a school trip or if you knew someone with a little pull. Since the close ends under the parliament buildings, visiting was only possible when parliament was not in session. Unfortunately like all good secrets, it has now been fully exposed, and is quite the tourist trap since its opening in 2003. For those unaware, Edinburgh was built up rather than out due to its geography (surrounded by hills), the close used to be an open aired street in the 1600’s only to be buried as the city expanded up. Today, there is a theatrical performance that tells the story of the past for around 15.00 pounds. The myth I was exposed to those many years ago was that they sealed up the close during the Plague and when it was exposed during the building of the Royal Exchange there were still original butcher hooks, cobblers’ tools and artifacts that had been untouched for centuries. With all that said, this ranks up there with the Jack the Ripper walking tour (best done by Simon Todd, one of the Beefeaters, Google him)……what I mean is although it’s a tourist exhibit, there is a limit to who knows about it, therefore you still get a sense of discovery, and who knows maybe you will see a ghost or two.
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Great reminder of our 2008 trip here. Edinburgh has a lot to offer, including family as that is where my forebears come from. Also, the last big trip we had as a family, so very special in that regard.
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It sounds like you had a great trip 😊😊😊
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Edinburgh is so beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing your adventure with us!
Cheers
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I’m glad you like it 😊😊😊
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I love Edinburgh, I went a year and a half ago and it was great. Have you been to the Camera Obscura? It’s not far from the castle and it’s a really fun place to visit 👌🏻
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Sadly we didn’t go inside, but it did look really cool 😄😄
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Edinburgh has been on my bucket list for some years now. I certainly hope to go someday. Your post reminded me that time is a-wasting. Better get to it. Thank you for a an excellent tour.
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Edinburgh is so beautiful!! 😍😍
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Loved Edinburgh.. I feel I shall add it in my to-do list.
Thanks for sharing..
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Thanks for the Harry Potter reference. I am also a fan and now I have one more good reason to visit Edinburgh 🙂
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And I left out some other Harry Potter places, there’s many places related to the book 😊😊
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thanks for a lovely tour. I have always wanted to visit Scotland!
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I’m glad you liked it Paula 😘😘
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Fantastic post and very timely. I live in Edinburgh and I am going to write about my life here. It’s an amazing city to live in and it’s great that you wrote about and share your lovely photos with the world. Next time you’re here look me up. Would love to have a coffee with you. Jo x
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Thank you Jo 😘😘😘 you live in such a beautiful city
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Lovely Post. Keep on Posting great articles like this..
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Thank you love 😁😁😁
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Really enjoyed your blog! And the pictures do justice to how beautiful Edinburgh is! Do check out my Edinburgh blog and show some love ❤😊
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Thank you Jenissa 😊😊😊
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I am moving to Edinburgh next year, your post has made me even more excited about living there 🙂
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I’m sure you will love your time there 😄😄
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I haven’t visited Edinburgh, would love to one day, I really enjoyed this post!
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Thank you honey 😄😄 It’s a beautiful city
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