Duration: 3 Days 2 Nights
Including: Return Flight from Cardiff Airport and Hotel Accommodation
Price: £165 (If booked before 28th February)
Edinburgh is the second most touristic city of United Kingdom. Its superb architecture ranges from ancient churches to monumental Victorian masterpieces - all dominated by a castle on a precipitous crag in the city's heart. Pick any street to stroll - you'll be wowed by sudden vistas of looming battlements, cold volcanic peaks and hills steeped in memory.
The things to do are:
1. Edinburgh Castle
2. Royal Mile
3. Camera Obscura and World of Illusions
4. Holyrood
5. Scott Monument
6. Calton Hill
7. Scotch Whisky Heritage Tour
8. Ghost tour to the Old Town
Edinburgh Castle stands on an extinct volcano like a giant sentinile - dark & brooding - always watchfully guarding her City. The Castle pre-dates Roman Times and bears witness to Scotland's troubled past. It really is worth the entrance fee - One million visitors can't be wrong. Edinburgh Castle - now owned and managed by Historic Scotland stands 2nd. only to the Tower of London as the most visited attraction in the United Kingdom.Allow at least two hours to get the most out of your trip the views from the ramparts are simply stunning. Take note of the two heros who guard the castle entrance - William Wallace and Robert the Bruce their bronze statues were placed at the gatehouse in 1929 a fitting tribute to two truely Great Scots.
CAMERA OBSCURA & WORLD OF ILLUSIONS
Built in the 19th century, Camera Obscura has been in operation for over 150 years. A mirror and a lens project a 'live' image of the surrounding area onto a large concaved dish in a darkened room. The panoramic views show Edinburgh in amazing detail.In 1945 the original mirror and lens were replaced. Camera Obscura also contains the largest display of holograms in Europe as well a fascinating exhibition of optical illusions, pin-hole photography and early photographs of Old Edinburgh.
