Edinburgh Guidebook

This is the recipe for the alcoholic oatmeal drink known as Athole Brose, used by The King's Own Scottish Borderers (The City of Edinburgh Regiment). The Regiment, the twenty fifth of foot, was founded in 1689 and raised by beat of drum in the space of two hours for the defence of Edinburgh.

Food and drink recipes with a Scottish flavour

This section will cover Edinburgh food, drink, restaurants, cafes and pubs.

Die-hard carnivores will tell you that the traditional haggis without meat is not haggis. But for those who wish no harm on the famously shy, wee beastie then here's a vegetarian adaptation for your table.

An interactive history of Edinburgh

The story of Burke and Hare and the West Port murders is one of Edinburgh's most sensational crime stories.

For over a decade, when talking about the future of the internet, the word was "convergence". Well, now that broadband is ubiquitous, the c word really seems to be happening.

The internet age has brought on a painful transformation for the print media everywhere, and the press in Edinburgh and Scotland is no exception with constant rounds of cost-cuttings and consolidat

In this section of EG, we carry useful Edinburgh media

Edinburgh Photographs

There are hundreds of Edinburgh pictures in EG's Edinburgh Photo Galleries

Photographic clubs

Once upon a time, you could count the number of maps of Edinburgh on the web on your hands. Today, dynamic, interactive maps are an intregral part of any web site worth its salt.

Some of the cheapest flights to Edinburgh are via Glasgow airport. The difference between flying direct to Edinburgh airport and via Glasgow is probably an hour or so.

As the UK's second most popular tourist destination, Edinburgh has a broad selection of accommodation from cosy B&Bs to top flight hotels.

• Edinburgh Transport Getting to and from Edinburgh.
• Edinburgh accommodation Edinburgh hotels, bed an

Edinburgh was built on a hill - seven of them, in fact - but walking is still one of the best ways to get around and a great way to take in the city from the windswept slopes of Arthur's Seat to the narrow wynds of Edinburgh's Old Town.

Edinburgh's trams are to be running by early 2012, some 65 years after the last tram trundled through the capital's streets.

• Rosyth to Zeebrugge Ferry Despite being a port city, passenger ferries do not run to and from the city.

• First Edinburgh Bus journeys in the Central and Fife regions.

Trains in Edinburgh

Edinburgh airport is 20 minutes by car from the city centre.