ThisisEdinburgh.com http://www.thisisedinburgh.com Discover this festival city Thu, 27 Dec 2007 12:09:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Edinburgh http://www.thisisedinburgh.com/2007/10/27/edinburgh/ http://www.thisisedinburgh.com/2007/10/27/edinburgh/#comments Sat, 27 Oct 2007 10:01:54 +0000 admin http://www.thisisedinburgh.com/2007/10/27/edinburgh/ Edinburgh CastleEdinburgh is the capital and the second largest city of Scotland.

Edinburgh is located in Scotland’s southeast region on the east coast of the country’s Central Belt.

It is considered one of them most dramatic cities in all of Europe because of its large collection of medieval and Georgian architecture.

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]]> http://www.thisisedinburgh.com/2007/10/27/edinburgh/feed/ Culture and Festivals of Edinburgh http://www.thisisedinburgh.com/2007/10/27/culture-and-festivals-of-edinburgh/ http://www.thisisedinburgh.com/2007/10/27/culture-and-festivals-of-edinburgh/#comments Sat, 27 Oct 2007 10:01:39 +0000 admin http://www.thisisedinburgh.com/2007/10/27/culture-and-festivals-of-edinburgh/ Edinburgh FestivalThe Edinburgh Festival is a series of events running from the end of July through early September.
The Edinburgh Festival involves many theater productions and classical music performances throughout Edinburgh.

The Edinburgh International Festival has been taken over by the Edinburgh Fringe, a program of arts and shows at 261 venues. Comedy has become a large part of the Fringe with numerous notable comedians getting their break there-often by being the recipient of the coveted Perrier Award.

There is also the Edinburgh Art Festival, the Edinburgh International Film Festival, the Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival and the Edinburgh International Book Festival.

The Edinburgh International Science Festival is held every year in April.

Another famous celebration is the Hogmanay celebration-a large street celebration organized since 1993.

On the night of April 30th, the Beltane Fire Festival takes place in Edinburgh and is inspired by pagan spring fertility celebrations.

]]> http://www.thisisedinburgh.com/2007/10/27/culture-and-festivals-of-edinburgh/feed/ Museums in Edinburgh http://www.thisisedinburgh.com/2007/10/27/museums-in-edinburgh/ http://www.thisisedinburgh.com/2007/10/27/museums-in-edinburgh/#comments Sat, 27 Oct 2007 10:01:23 +0000 admin http://www.thisisedinburgh.com/2007/10/27/museums-in-edinburgh/ Scottish MuseumEdinburgh is the location of a large number of museums and libraries.

Those are considered primary national institutions:

  • the Museum of Scotland,
  • the Royal Museum,
  • the National Library of Scotland,
  • the National War Museum of Scotland,
  • the Museum of Edinburgh,
  • the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
]]> http://www.thisisedinburgh.com/2007/10/27/museums-in-edinburgh/feed/ Theatre and Art in Edinburgh http://www.thisisedinburgh.com/2007/10/27/theater-and-art-in-edinburgh/ http://www.thisisedinburgh.com/2007/10/27/theater-and-art-in-edinburgh/#comments Sat, 27 Oct 2007 10:00:50 +0000 admin http://www.thisisedinburgh.com/2007/10/27/theater-and-art-in-edinburgh/ Edinburgh theatreThe city of Edinburgh has a number of theaters playing shows year round.
The Royal Lyceum Theatre has its own company, while the King’s theatre, Edinburgh Festival Theatre and the Edinburgh Playhouse have large touring shows. The Traverse Theatre presents more contemporary programs.

Edinburgh is home to Scotland’s five national galleries.

There is a national collection located at the National Gallery of Scotland, as well as the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, the nearby Dean Gallery and the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, which focuses on photography and portraits. The Fruitmarket Gallery has a large collection of contemporary art, featuring British and international artists.

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