The programme is released every spring – but book your hotel well in advance. Edinburgh Festival Fringe The Fringe attracts fantastic performers and enthusiastic audiences from all around the world. Join a Burns Supper, attend a ceilidh or simply raise a toast with a dram or two of whisky. Burns Night Tributes to Scotland’s National Bard, Robert Burns, are held on his birthday – the 25th January – every year. If you’re staying at one of our Edinburgh business hotels, better save this one until after work. Adults get to sample a wee dram, and kids can binge on Irn Bru. The Scotch Whisky Experience Find out how Scotland’s finest export is made, and check out the world’s largest selection of Scotch.

You quite literally won’t believe your eyes. Camera Obscura Test your eyesight with five floors of optical illusions and mind-bending wonkiness that have been simultaneously confusing and amazing people since 1853. Edinburgh Dungeon With the help of seasoned actors, this 80-minute experience delves into the bloody, gruesome and ghostly side of Scotland’s past.

The Scottish Storytelling Centre Enjoy an all-round programme of theatre, exhibitions, music, family activities and festivals such as TradFest and the Scottish International Storytelling Festival. Find out from Mary King what life here was like in the 17th-century.

The Real Mary King’s Close Underneath the Royal Mile lies The Real Mary King’s Close - a fascinating subterranean network of medieval alleys.

Walk the Royal Mile From Edinburgh Castle to the Palace of Holyroodhouse via the Scottish Parliament Building, walking Edinburgh’s Royal Mile end to end is a whistle-stop tour of Scottish history.

Flights to crescent city airport