If you love the Volynka, Church castles, frowning weather and kilts, then you should accurately go to Edinburgh, although Edinburgh should visit all lovers of old England and Scotland. Edinburgh is not a resort and not at all beach town, it is a city that breathes history and simply filled with attractions. Three days there is clearly not enough (but unfortunately we no longer have). Here in the literal sense it is worth seeing and visiting everything from small cozy pubs, where El to museums and galleries are served.
The most interesting is the most striking place and the fact that you are simply obliged to visit in Edinurge is the National Museum of Scotland. The entrance is free and the museum has a museum every day from 10 to 5 pm, his address Chambers Street EDINBURGH.
Well, yes, such a building is simply not to notice and go past it is not possible.
In the museum of 16 galleries and not even imagine how many thousands of exhibits from the skeletons of dinosaurs and stuffed rare animals to the tombstones of the monarchs of Scotland
and sarcophagi Egyptian pharaohs. There is also a scarecrow of the first cloned sheep
In order to inspect everything, you will probably need a few days, it's good that the entrance is free, you can come here a week in a row and inspecting for several galleries and still think everyone will not see :)
Then it is worth visiting the hill Carlton, it is located almost in the very center of the city, in one of his oldest areas. The hill opens just a magical view of the city. At first, this hill was located in the prison and the place where the criminals were executed, then the building for the city authorities built here. Now there is a monument to Nelson in the form of a telescope and is located a gorgeous observation deck.
It is also worth a visit to the National Gallery of Scotland, this is the oldest art gallery, where the most famous world canvases are exhibited, it is impossible to photograph in many halls, because the outbreaks of cameras negatively affect paints. The gallery employs 24 exhibitions, but the exhibits are often changed thanks to private collectors who provide paintings into temporary use.
If the weather allows, go to the Royal Botanical Garden, it covers an area of more than 25 hectares. The park is a collection of greenhouses and gardens, where you can see the uyma exotic plants. All the gardens are very interesting, both Chinese and ecological (where the representatives of the local flora are growing) and everything is all all, but I liked the roccar (garden of stones). Especially for him created the artificial hill of stones and planted alpine plants on them. Exactly a copy of the Alps.
And of course, Edinburgh Pearl is the Edinburgh Castle. It was located in it and the residence of kings, and prison and military base. Now on his territory is located the National Scottish Military Museum, immediately put the largest gun in the world. And a stone of fate is put in the museum, the monarchs of England and Scotland were coroned.
And by the way, it was here that Harry Potter was filmed, Edinburgh Castle became a prototype of Hogwarts.