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Edinburgh Royal Mile: Castle to Palace

🚶 Walking 9 stops Free

🚶9 mapped stops

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One mile of Scottish history — from volcanic fortress to royal residence.

Stops on This Tour (9)

  1. 1
    Edinburgh Castle Esplanade Castle perched on an extinct volcano, home to the Scottish Crown Jewels 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  2. 2
    Castle Hill Camera Obscura and the oldest surviving building on the Mile 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  3. 3
    Lawnmarket Where merchants once sold linen cloth from the Highlands 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  4. 4
    St Giles' Cathedral The High Kirk of Edinburgh with its crown-shaped steeple 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  5. 5
    Parliament Square Heart of Scotland's legal and religious life for centuries 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  6. 6
    John Knox House Medieval townhouse of Scotland's fiery Protestant reformer 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  7. 7
    Canongate Once a separate burgh with its own tolbooth and kirk 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  8. 8
    Scottish Parliament Enric Miralles' bold modern Parliament building 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  9. 9
    Palace of Holyroodhouse The King's official Scottish residence at the foot of Arthur's Seat 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app

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