Lonely Planet have named three Edinburgh sites as places where you can experience 'true Scottish history.'
The acclaimed travel site shared their nine top pics for Scotland that give a real insight into the country's past, with Edinburgh featuring more than once. Steeped in stories from centuries ago, the capital saw Mary King's Close highlighted as a place to really get a feel for how the city lived inside the Old Town alley.
Lonely Planet wrote: "On a tour of the Real Mary King’s Close, which was buried when the city was redeveloped in the 18th century, you can start to imagine the smells and other textures of life in the city during this era.
