The Best Views in Edinburgh

Edinburgh was built across seven hills and is best seen from one of them. The castle on its rock, the Old Town skyline, the Forth and the hills of Fife beyond, all of it laid out below you. There's a reason so many people leave with the same photograph.

We've picked out our favourite viewpoints across the city, from hilltops and monuments to an old staircase with the castle framed perfectly at the top. Most of them are free.