Well, it might not be the greatest show on earth, but it is big, takes over the city and lasts a month. So what can you expect of Edinburgh at festival time?
The city itself
There’s something very Hogwarts about Edinburgh, a little like Bath, a bit like Oxford, but really, like neither. With its imposing castle, craggy green hills and parks, and pointy stone buildings, it’s very pretty, but the stained black stone and narrow winding closes hint at a grimy underbelly. If you arrive by train you’ll be lucky to find your way out of Edinburgh’s Waverley Station, which combines railway tracks with roads, taxis, buses, cars, bridges, and tunnels. It’s like one of those mathematical maze drawings, with a smattering of typical railway chain stores in case you get lost and need a pre-packed sandwich.
