Edinburgh by Smartphone

Edinburgh by

Smartphone is a city guidebook for the digital age, offering unique

insight into the city and giving you the chance to put your smartphone to

excellent use as your traveling companion!

Edinburgh by

Smartphone concentrates on photo locations for capturing

iconic shots of the most famous sights in the city, and also some less

well-known locations that nevertheless offer excellent photographic opportunities.

The second main element of the book details walks around the city that can

easily be incorporated into any city break.

Each photo spot has clear what3words

references for getting to the required location and where to stand when you get

there. It also provides background information about the photo subjects, and

lists nearby refreshments options and other notable attractions in the

vicinity.

The photo spots include:

Edinburgh Castle The Scott Monument Greyfriars Bobby St. Giles' Cathedral The Royal Mile Calton Hill Holyroodhouse Palace Scottish Parliament Building Arthur's Seat Victoria Street The Grassmarket Dean Village The walks covered in the book (complete with

distances and estimated number of steps) are:

Old Town Walk.

Exploring Edinburgh's historic Old Town, centred around the Royal Mile. New Town Walk. In contrast to the Old Town, the New Town

presents ordered Georgian elegance and this walk takes you through its streets.

Literary Walk. Edinburgh has an extremely rich literary

history, and this walk takes you to the places where many of Edinburgh's most

famous writers lived and worked, including Sir Walter Scott, Sir Arthur Conan

Doyle, Robert Louis Stevenson, J. K. Rowling and Ian Rankin. Dark Side Walk. It is impossible to escape the fact that

Edinburgh has had more than its fair share of devious and murderous characters

over the centuries. This walk takes in the sites where they operated, and

details many of their activities, including the numerous ghostly stories that

have flourished around the city. Water of Leith Walk.

As an antidote to the hustle and bustle

of the city centre, this walk takes you through the nearby tranquil Water of

Leith, including the picturesque and historic Dean Village. Arthur's Seat Walk.

Looming large over the city, this walk

takes you to the summit of Arthur's Seat (and back), for a vigorous walk and

stunning views over the city. Getting the best out of a smartphone camera is

also looked at, so you can take the best photos possible, feel confident using

your smartphone camera, and concentrate all your attention on the photo

subjects.