Edinburgh Family Hotels

The Palace of Holyroodhouse. The Palace of Holyroodhouse, which used to be the place of plots, murders and political intrigues, nowadays is the official residence of the Queen. It's situated in the very center of the medieval Royal Mile, the central street, which leads to the Edinburgh Palace. It was the place, where Maria Stuart spent the worst days in her life, her dramatic fortune doesn't leave anyone indifferent. In the Palace of Holyroodhouse before pregnant Maria's very eyes by her husband's order her secretary David Riccio was killed. Today there you can look at plenty of Maria Stuart's private things.

The Writers' Museum. The Writers' Museum is located in a narrow street, the branch of Royal Mile. Portraits, manuscripts and personal things, that are exhibited there, inform us about the life of such famous writers, as Robert Burns, Walter Scott, Robert Luis Stevenson. Besides that, in the museum there are specialized exhibitions, devoted to the other famous Scottish writers. The medieval court in front of the museum is called 'Makers' Court'. There on the cobblestone pavement the aphorism of the Scottish authors are carved. It's in some way the Edinburgh Fame Alley.
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