City of Edinburgh
Edinburgh
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Edinburgh is best known for Edinburgh Castle and the Royal Mile, its Old and New Towns, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and as Scotland's capital.
Postcode districts: EH1, EH2, EH3
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Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, is a city of two contrasting halves: the medieval Old Town, tumbling down from Edinburgh Castle along the Royal Mile, and the elegant Georgian New Town, together a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The castle sits on an extinct volcano, and Arthur's Seat rises above the city. Edinburgh hosts the world's largest arts festival, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, each August, and Hogmanay celebrations at New Year. A financial and university capital, it offers renters a prestigious and competitive market.
Source notes: Summarised from Wikipedia ("Edinburgh", Wikidata Q23436) and National Museum of Scotland / City of Edinburgh heritage information.
Page prepared 2026-11-07. Figures come from the official sources named on each card; where we don't have reliable data we say so.