Edinburgh is Scotland’s historical capital city and is the seventh most populated city in the United Kingdom. The city council is one of 32 that represent the entire country.
The city lies close to the North Sea and is the most visited Scottish city by foreign tourists. This is due to the beautiful Georgian architecture that lines the streets. One of the most popular things for visiting tourists to do is to get married in Edinburgh’s beautiful castle; many famous people have decided to get married in this fabulous setting over the years.
Edinburgh forms the seat of the Scottish parliament, which is well known for the enlightened thinking that goes on there. The city is home to 4500 listed buildings, which are protected for a variety of reasons and are integral in drawing tourists and business people into the city.
The city also hosts one of the world’s biggest arts festivals. The Edinburgh festival allows independent festivals to take place and annually draws crowds that equal the size of the cities population. The most popular is the Edinburgh Fringe, a performing arts festival that is rated as one of the best in the world.
The city was also recently voted to be the most popular place to live in the United Kingdom by a YouGov poll for the year of 2009. The city has everything, from fine architecture, great food and wine to competitive sports teams that rival those of many other cities across the country.
Edinburgh airport is the most popular way of arriving into the city for foreign visitors and the terminals handle over nine million passengers each year.