Scotland

Edinburgh

Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, is partly an accident of Nature, for the city is built upon a jumble of hills and valleys. During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries the natural geography was enhanced by the works of a succession of distinguished Georgian and Victorian architects. The result today is high drama. There are countless spots where Edinburgh looks less like a city and more like a theatrical backdrop. The view from Edinburgh's Calton Hill, across the River Forth to Fife, looks more like a scene from ancient Rome.