2. Edinburgh - is the capital of Scotland, the
largest city by area and the second largest
by population in the country, located in the
south-east of Scotland.

3. History
Humans have settled the Edinburgh area in the Bronze
Age, leaving traces of primitive stone settlements.
Edinburgh began to grow in XII century, when David I
moved the royal court to Edinburgh Castle.

4. Museums of Edinburgh
• National Gallery of Scotland
It is the oldest in the region an art gallery, located in
the heart of Edinburgh. The gallery features a rich
collection of European painting and sculpture

5. • Museum of writers
The museum exposition presents the life and
work of the great Scottish writers and poets: Sir
Walter Scott, Robert Burns, Robert Louis
Stevenson and others.

6. • Museum of childhood
The museum presents a large collection of
children's toys (from dolls to tricycles) from all
over the world.

7. The Edinburgh Festival
It is an official festival for theatre, opera and
classical music, and the «Fringe» festival. The
Edinburgh Festival dates back to 1947.

8. On the «Fringe» festival you can see a large variety of
plays, films, comedians, dance companies and
concerts. The main feature of the festival is that there
is no selection of participants.

9. Finally, there is the Military Tattoo, a military
parade held in Edinburgh Castle. In the parade
take a part military bands from around the
world, drummers, pipers, singers, acrobats and
procession of cheerleaders.

10. Sport
Edinburgh has two professional football clubs – Heart
of Midlothian and Hibernian. They are known locally
as Hearts and Hibs, and both teams currently play in
the Scottish Premier League.

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