Edinburgh Free Walking Tour: Calton Hill to Holyrood

We will begin our adventure by climbing Calton Hill, one of the most beautiful viewpoints in Edimburgo. From here we will enjoy incredible views of the city while discovering why this hill is much more than just a place to take photographs.

Have you ever wondered why there is a monument in Edimburgo that looks like a Greek temple? We will learn the history of the National Monument, also called the Monument of Shame, and discover other monuments that make this hill so special.

We will leave Calton Hill behind to enter Canongate, an area that used to be an independent town. Did you know it had its own authorities and even its own jail? We will discover what life was like here and why Canongate has such a unique history.

We will pass by the outside of the People's Story Museum and the Museum of Edinburgh before visiting one of the most interesting cemeteries in the city. Figures such as Adam Smith and Robert Fergusson rest here. And we will also talk about a love story connected to the poet Robert Burns!

We will arrive at the exterior of the Palace of Holyroodhouse, one of the most important places in the history of Scotland. We will talk about its origins, the old abbey, and some of the stories of kings and queens who passed through this place.

We will finish our tour in front of the Scottish Parliament, a building whose architecture leaves no one indifferent. We will discover why it was built here, what it represents for Scotland, and how it connects the history we have learned during the tour with the present day.