Edinburgh, the festival city

Located on the east coast of Scotland in the United Kingdom, Edinburgh will charm you by its atmosphere. Indeed, this capital city owns a magnificent patrimony: the districts of the old and new town are a good example of the beauty of the architecture in Edinburgh. They were listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Sites like 4500 other monuments in the city. It represents the most important concentration of classified monuments in the world.

To sum up, we can say that Edinburgh is really an enchanting place so if you want to have a break these next weeks, book now your Edinburgh hotel. Moreover, this dynamic and modern city is also renown for its museums, its art galleries, its two universities (among the most prestigious of Europe and of the world) and especially for its festivals.

EDINBURGH FESTIVALS:
- The "International Festival": Created in 1947 to celebrate the end of the war, this festival became one of the most important artistic events in the world thanks to the quality of its shows. It is the oldest festival of this city and it is considered as the "official" one. International Festival takes place every summer in August during 3 weeks and gathers almost one million visitors worldwide. The program of the festival is really varied and suits to all tastes: Theaters, operas, exhibitions, musicals and dancing shows.

But there are also some other events occuring during this same period making the city more hectic and alive than other times of the year. Besides, if I can give you one piece of advice, do not wait to long to book an hotel in Edinburgh, because the city will be crowded during all these fantastic events.

Here is a short list of the others famous festivals:
The "Fringe Festival": It is a festival of arts, mix of bohemian and avant-garde style with a lot of shows in the streets, bars, galleries and cultural centres. It is a good way to discover new and promising talents. Nowadays it attracts even more people than the official one that leads people to call it the "off" festival of Edinburgh. The Guinness Records officially recognized it as the biggest festival of the world with its thousands of shows given in more than 200 different places in the city.
The "Edinburgh Military Tattoo": It is a big musical competition with several military parades in traditional outfits taking place in the esplanade of the magnificent Edinburgh castle.

But the list is not finished, there also the International Film Festival, the Jazz Festival, the Book Fair. You will be spoilt for choice with this wonderful menu of festivals .

So, if you want to see charming and thrilling Edinburgh during this period and enjoy all the festivals that the city offers, book now your Edinburgh hotel. And, if you are worried about not having enough time to rest during these 3 weeks, do not worry, you will have time to sleep in September!