Edinburgh Insight Guide

Maps: Edinburgh; The Old Town; Edinburgh Castle; The New Town; Edinburgh Suburbs; Leith and Newhaven; Water of Leith; Around Edinburgh; Inside front cover - Edinburgh; Inside back cover - Around Edinburgh. Introduction & History: The Confident Capital; Decisive Dates; Beginnings; Quarrels with the Crown; The Enlightenment; Growth and Divisions; From War to Home Rule. Features: The Edinburgh Character; Literary Edinburgh; Pubs and Performers; The Edinburgh Festival; The Visual Arts. Places; Introduction; The Old Town; The First New Town; The Greater New Town; The Tenement Landscape; Leith and Newhaven; The Water of Leith; Villages; Parks and Gardens; The Seven Hills of Edinburgh; Day Trips from Edinburgh. Picture Stories: The Festival Fringe; The Museum of Scotland; Testament of Graveyards. Information Panels: Gentry in the Stink; The Disruption; A New Sang; Masters of the Art of Medicine; Sir Walter Scott; Scotch Whisky; Scottish Cuisine; The Traverse Theatre; The Money Men of Charlotte Square; Scoring Schools; The Outer Darkness. Travel Tips - Highlights: Getting Acquainted; Planning the Trip; Practical Tips; Getting Around; Where to Stay; Where to Eat; Culture; Nightlife; Festivals; Sport; Shopping; Further Reading.