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18 Old Town: Edinburgh Castle Und Royal Mile 7 Edinburgh entdecken 8 Edinburgh für Citybummler 10 Ausflug in die Unterwelt - Edinburgh-Gruseltouren 13 Edinburgh an einem Wochenende 15 Stadtspaziergänge 77 Das gibt es nur in Edinburgh 18 Old Town: Edinburgh Castle und Royal Mile 18 O Edinburgh Castle [E9] 21 O Tartan WeavingMill [E8] 21 O The Scotch Whisky Experience [E8] 21 O Outlook Tower mit Camera Obscura [E8] 22 Kleine Whiskykunde 22 O The Hub [F8] 23 O St. Giles Church [F8] 24 Jakobiteraufstände - das Ende der Highlandclans 27 O Parliament Square mit Parliament House [F8] 28 O Scottish Storyteiling Centre/John Knox House [G8] 28 O Canongate Tolbooth - The People's Story Museum [H8] 29 CD Scottish Parliament [H8] 30 <D Palace of Holyroodhouse und Holyrood Abbey [I8] 30 Auf den Spuren von Mary, Queen ofScots 32 Spaziergang auf dem Vulkan -Arthur's Seat Südliche Altstadt 34 Edinburgh, Hort der schottischen Aufklärung 35 O Edinburgh University [G9] 36 <E> Surgeons' Hall Museum [G9] 37 <D Festival Theatre [G9] 38 <E) National Library [F8] 38 <E) National Museum of Scotland [F9] 39 O Greyfriars Kirche, Greyfriars Friedhof und Greyfriars Bobby [F9] 40 <E> Grassmarket [E9] 40 <E> Victoria Street [F9] 40 New Town - die Neustadt 41 O Princes Street, George Street und Queen Street [E7/8] 42 O Scottish National Gallery [E8] 43 O Royal Scottish Academy [E8] 43 O Scott Monument [F8] 44 Nationalstolz und Schottenkaro 45 St. Andrew Square [F7] 46 O Charlotte Square [D8] 47 O Georgian House [D8] 47 O Scottish National Portrait Gallery [F7] 48 Der Osten - Galten Hill und Broughton 48 O Nelson Monument [G7] 48 O National Monument [G7] 49 O Regent Terrace/Royal Terrace [H7] 50 Edinburgher Panoramen - eine Stadt mit Ausblick 51 O Picardy Place, Broughton Street und Leith Street [G7] 51 Stockbridge, Dean und Inverleith 51 O Fettes College [A5] 52 O Botanischer Garten [D5] 53 O Dean Bridge, Dean Village [B8] 53 O Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (Modern One, Modern Two) [A8] 54 Edinburghs literarische Verbindungen 56 Entdeckungen außerhalb des Zentrums 56 O Shore of Leith [I2] 57 Ö^Ocean Terminal [H2] 57 tsE) Royal Yacht Britannia [H1] 58 O South Queensferry und Forth Rail Bridge [S.142] 59 (B) Crammond [S.142] 60 Dunbar und North Berwick Inhalt 5 61 Edinburgh erleben Zeichenerklärung 62 Edinburgh für Kunst- und Museumsfreunde nicht verpassen 65 Edinburgh für Genießer besonders sehenswert 73 Edinburgh am Abend wichtig für speziell 78 Edinburgh für Kauflustige interessierte Besucher 79 Der Schottenrock 83 Edinburgh zum Träumen [A l] Planquadrat im Kartenmate­ und Entspannen rial. Orte ohne diese Angabe liegen 86 Zur richtigen Zeit außerhalb unserer Karten. Ihre Lage am richtigen Ort kann aber wie von allen Ortsmarken mithilfe der begleitenden Web-App 89 Edinburgh verstehen angezeigt werden (s.S. 137). 90 Das Antlitz der Stadt Vorwahlen 92 Von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart > Großbritannien: 0044 96 Gardez l'eau > Edinburgh: 0131 96 Leben in der Stadt 98 Rugby - der Six Nations Cup, Murrayfield Stadion 101 Edinburgh - die Festivalstadt 105 Praktische Reisetipps 106 An-und Rückreise 120 Schwule und Lesben 108 Ausrüstung und Kleidung 120 Sicherheit 108 Autofahren 120 Sprache 109 Barrierefreies Reisen 121 Stadttouren 110 Diplomatische Vertretungen 122 Telefonieren 110 Ein-und Ausreise­ 122 Uhrzeit bestimmungen 123 Unterkunft 111 Elektrizität 126 Verkehrsmittel 111 Film und Foto 128 Wetter und Reisezeit 111 Geldfragen 128 Zuschauersport 712 Edinburgh preiswert 113 Informationsquellen 129 Anhang 7 74 Unsere Literaturtipps 115 Internet 130 Kleine Sprachhilfe 115 Maße und Gewichte 134 Register 116 Medizinische Versorgung 737 Edinburgh m it PC, 117 Mit Kindern unterwegs Smartphone & Co. 118 Notfälle 138 Liste der Karteneinträge 119 Öffnungszeiten 140 Zeichenerklärung 119 Post 141 Die Autoren 119 Radfahren 141 Schreiben Sie uns, Impressum.
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