A bronze statue of Sherlock Holmes at Picardy Place, the birthplace of his creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle [Read full article here]
The cover of Ivanhoe, one of the novels in the Waverley series authored by Sir Walter Scott [Read full article here]
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (in pic) modelled Sherlock Holmes on forensic surgeon Joseph Bell, with whom he worked at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh [Read full article here]
JK Rowling often visited Edinburgh to write in the backrooms of local pubs and tea houses [Read full article here]
Bobby’s Bar named after Greyfriars Bobby (statue in the foreground), the Skye Terrier who kept guard at his master’s grave for 14 years [Read full article here]
The city of Edinburgh is dotted with staircases, secret courtyards,winding lanes and 18th century cul-de-sacs [Read full article here]
