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Edinburgh Festival Fringe

For three inspired weeks each August, Edinburgh really is a stage.

60th anniversary year.

An eclectic mix of international music, drama, dance and opera.

National Museums and Galleries are the jewel in Scotland’s cultural crown.

The Edinburgh International Book Festival forms part of biggest arts festival in the world.

We look at the history of the castle and the famous Edinburgh events which use it as an iconic backdrop.

Auld Reekie, Athens of the North and Festival City Edinburgh is a truly international icon of the celebration of the creative spirit.

The Da Vinci Code is bringing thousands of Grail-seekers to Rosslyn Chapel, but what's the real story of Scotland and the Holy Grail?

View the city of Edinburgh through the prism of its extraordinarily rich literary associations.

The arrival of the John Murray Archive at the National Library is like the jewel in Edinburghs and Scotlands literary crown.