First floor self-catering apartment: sleeps 2
LOCATION
In the picturesque Old Town of Edinburgh, in the city centre, within easy walking distance of the Castle and other major tourist attractions, cinemas, theatres, concert halls, art galleries and restaurants, and adjacent to the lively and fashionable Grassmarket area. Ideally located for the Edinburgh Festival, Fringe and Hogmanay. Also convenient for the University of Edinburgh and the National Library of Scotland.
GETTING AROUND
Very close to major city bus routes, the flat is also conveniently near Waverley Railway Station, St Andrews Square Bus Station and Waverley Bridge, the main departure point for tour buses.
IN THE AREA
The immediate vicinity of the flat is full of restaurants and pubs, coffee shops and sandwich bars, catering for everyone from the gourmet to the student from the nearby University to the hungry tourist looking for a break from the many attractions in this part of Edinburgh.
Some of the city's most quaint, curious and unusual shops are just around the corner in Victoria Street, and in the Grassmarket, while the Museum of Scotland and the Royal Scottish Museum are a minute's walk away in the opposite direction. The famous Royal Mile, whose ancient passageways, known as Closes and Wynds, will repay a day's exploration, also offers museums, tourist shops, exhibitions and historic buildings open to the public, and can be reached on foot in under five minutes, while Scotland's best known shopping thoroughfare, Princes Street, is no more than ten minutes distant.
Click here for a map of Edinburgh city centre showing the location of Candlemaker Row (© www.multimap.com).
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