‘Twas Within a Mile o’ Edinburgh Town

The United Kingdom is popular traveling destination and it is not hard to understand why. The history, culture and nature traveler can feel, explore and experience in the UK is surely outstanding and the touristic jewels are undoubtedly London and Edinburgh. The summer Olympics 2012 will be held in London, so even more and more tourist will come to the UK. See and feel London, but do not miss the pearl and the capitol city of Scotland, Edinburgh. Hotels in Edinburgh are ready to meet all the needs of any type of travelers – families, luxury-seekers, honeymooners, backpackers and adventurers.

We recommend the month of August when Edinburgh festival is held. Do not worry, it lasts for 4 weeks and it is not hard to include it in your traveling plans – after or during the Olympics, for example. The most popular train destination in the UK is, in fact, to Edinburgh from London. Why visit Edinburgh? Known as the “Athens of the North”, the second largest city in Scotland is historical main centers of the Enlightenment. The Edinburgh festival founded in 1947 refers to many various independent cultural and art festivals held during summer in Edinburgh. All of these smaller festivals together make the world’s largest festival. The city’s districts Old Town and New Town have the incredible Scottish flavor and with astonishing squares, terraces and crescents, cobbled streets and dark alleyways they are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Tourists feel like they walk through the time while wandering through Edinburgh and looking at the Edinburgh Castle.

For more information on what to do and where to stay when in Edinburgh, visit this  helpful and well developed website: http://www.hotelsinedinburgh.ws/ where you can find many useful information and tips how to enjoy and taste the flavor of this magical city the best way. Edinburgh will surely leave you breathless!