Grassmarket
Moving away from the horror of Edinburgh’s past to the fantastic Grassmarket. Curling down from the Cowgate, and lined with colorfully fronted shops, bars and restaurants, it’s one of the more unusual - and striking - streets to be found anywhere in the world.
What makes it so unusual is its combination of age and height.
Built over a series of hills, the scale of the city is one of the things that first strikes you.
And Grassmarket is perhaps the most impressive example of Edinburgh’s oddly high-rise architecture.
