Edinburgh is one of Scotland’s most charming cities and home to one of Europe’s most spectacular annual cultural festivals. Everybody should attend the Edinburgh Festival at least once in their life and experience the excitement of this over-the-top event. Unlike many other European festivals, this one lasts a full three weeks and presents an unrivalled programme of music, drama and dance shows from all over the world. If you want to attend the 2010 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, you had better book your hotel in the centre of Edinburgh right now as the event is scheduled to take place between the 6th and 30th of August.
Edinburgh Festival has earned a reputation for being one of the world’s most successful festivals and even obtained record audience numbers in 2008 – bringing people from all over the world to the picturesque streets of this Scottish city to enjoy the irresistible combination of hedonism and culture. Contrary to popular belief, there is no single event actually called “The Edinburgh Festival”, it is rather a collection of previously independent festivals which all took place over the summer in Edinburgh. They are now co-ordinated to take place simultaneously under the umbrella term – Edinburgh Festival, and include jazz, opera, theatre, children’s entertainment and literature festivals, among others.
If you are planning a trip to Edinburgh for the festivals or at any other time of year, I recommend looking at the selection of accommodation near to the royal botanic garden which is a very pleasant, central area and always a nice, peaceful place to come back to at the end of a long day out in the busy city centre. As much fun as it is to be in the thick of things in the centre – there is no fun in being kept awake by the noise of people on the streets after dark, especially if you are travelling with children.
Cheap flights to Edinburgh are fairly easy to come by these days and the city centre is easy to reach from the airport with the local public transport system.
If you are unsure of where to travel to for your summer holiday this year and you, like me, need something a little more entertaining than sun, sea and sand – Edinburgh in August will have your five senses tingling with excitement and you can be sure that your holiday this year will be anything but boring!

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