Edinburgh Airport is located nine kilometers from the city. Connected to major European capitals, is the ideal place to land if you want to explore the north area of Britain, full of very interesting places from the point of view of tourism. The Scottish airport, which sees pass every year about ten million passengers offers to those who come several services, including excellent links to the nearby capital. The British public transport is very efficient, but if you are planning a stay limited to the city but you wanna move in the other location is undoubtedly much more practical to have a hire car at the airport in Edinburgh.
Edinburgh and not only to the discovery of Scotland
With your rental car in the Scottish city, you can go anywhere. The airport is located near the A8 and in about fifteen minutes to get into town, but you can also take the A8 motorway on the M8, which in less than an hour will take you to Glasgow and to the valley of the River Clyde. The M9 is easily accessible from the airport, instead leads to the picturesque Linlithgow (about 30 minutes) that has kept some neighborhoods with the typical Scottish continuing or even a few miles to historic Stirling, the first capital of the kingdom. If your destination is instead Edinburgh city which is part of the UNESCO World Heritage, are just so many sights to see. The city is divided into Old and New Town, the Old, is the old part of Edinburgh that has retained its medieval appearance and is dominated by the majestic castle on the hill. Along the main street, the Royal Mile, there are the most important historical and artistic buildings: the Cathedral of Saint Giles and the old House of Parliament (used until 1707 when Scotland became part of the United Kingdom). The castle which is a true masterpiece dating from the twelfth century and its interior are preserved numerous museum collections including the crown jewels. From the castle, the Royal Mile to Holyrood Palace and then leads to the ruins of the abbey of the same name. The New Town is a masterpiece of architecture and urban planning Georgian (XVIII century).
"The Da Vinci Code" and the Loch Ness
By car you can easily reach the village of Roslin (10 km.), Famous for its chapel mentioned in "The Da Vinci Code." Moving from west to Edinburgh within half an hour we reach the picturesque area of the Borders, with its green landscape dotted with castles and abbeys.
We need a few hours drive to see the most legendary place across the nation: the Loch Ness. From here you can go to the heart of the Highlands or reach the boarding point to the many islands from ancient history as the Orkney villages that retain vestiges of the fifth millennium BC
At Edinburgh Airport the car rental is cheap if you rely on the services of RentalUp that selects between the various companies represented at the airport the best deals and then, once in Scotland and obtained the keys, the only thing have to worry about will be not to be confused with the LHD in force in the United Kingdom.