Architecture tour of the Old Town: Picturesque Fantasy

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Stop At: Royal Mile, Edinburgh EH1 2PB Scotland

The group will then delve into foreign architectural influences and the development of Scottish Baronial style as we walk through the serpentine of Cockburn street. 

Amid the hustle and bustle of the Old Town social and physical backbone, The Royal Mile, your guide will narrate the story of the city's landmark and oldest building on the street - St Giles Cathedral.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: St Giles' Cathedral, High Street Historic Royal Mile, Edinburgh EH1 1RE Scotland

St Giles Cathedral

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Riddle's Court, Riddles Court 322 Lawnmarket, Edinburgh EH1 2PG Scotland

After visiting Grassmarket and admiring the spectacular change of levels on Victoria Terrace, the group will discover a series of historical courtyards full of Scottish Baronial gems, such as James court, Riddle court and Ramsay garden where we will learn about the influence that a visionary biologist turned town planner Patric Geddes had on the Edinburgh Old Town.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh EH1 1JF Scotland

Around the corner you will discover the city's latest post modern museum inspired by Corbusian geometries and Iron Age Pictish structures. 

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: The Colonnades at the Signet Library, The Signet Library, Parliament Square, Edinburgh EH1 1RF, UK

Following a brief introduction of the New Town with a beautiful view towards the Firth of Forth delta, the party will sit down for lunch in a magnificent Signet library that was converted into a restaurant of nouveau Scottish Cuisine.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: John Knox House Museum, 43-45 High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1SR Scotland

We will appreciate the two oldest houses in Royal Mile.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: The Scottish Parliament, Horse Wynd / Canongate, Royal MIle, Edinburgh EH99 1SP Scotland

We will then march down the Royal Mile into Canongate, a previously separate burgh built up with nobles' mansions and sneak into little hidden orchards such as Trunks Close, Dunbar Garden, and Chessel's Court. 

Towards the end of the tour you will be able to see how historical architecture influenced sensitive modern development in the Old Town. At last, you will savour the story of the Post Modern Arts&Crafts building - the Scottish Parliament.

Duration: 20 minutes