Cheap air fare tickets to Edinburgh

For a trip to Scotland’s capital and one of the world’s great cultural cities simply use the box on the right to find cheap air fare tickets or discount airlines to Edinburgh.

Ten handy facts about Edinburgh

1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica was first published in Edinburgh in 1768.
2. The Edinburgh Festival is actually a series of arts festivals held in the city each year which include a celebration of classical music, contemporary music, dance, comedy, performance art, books, television and practically every other branch of the arts.
3. Edinburgh is built on the site of a volcano – but you’re quite safe, it’s thought to have last been active over 300 million years ago.
4. Archaeological excavations at Edinburgh castle have found evidence of human activity dating back to around 850BC.
5. Edinburgh has two professional football teams, Hibernian and Heart of Midlothian or Hibs and Hearts.
6. Princess Street Gardens, in the centre of Edinburgh, stands on the site of a manmade lake, Nor Loch, which was originally created to provide a water supply to the city.
7. Edinburgh lies on roughly the same latitude as Moscow.
8. The Scott Monument, a towering gothic structure that stands at the edge of Princess Gardens was built in honour of the Scottish author, Sir Walter Scott. There is a deck near its top with panoramic views of the city.
9. Edinburgh’s New Town was designed by Scottish architect, James Craig, who won a competition held in 1766 to regenerate the area. His winning design involved a simple yet majestic arrangement of parallel streets and squares.
10. Arthur’s seat is the name given to a prominent hill above the city.