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retornada a Edimburgo en 1996 después de perma-
necer en Londres durante 700 años. La leyenda dice
que esa “Stone of Destiny” o “Stone of Scone” fue
traída desde Tierra Santa.
Las angostas salas, la capilla, las salas de armas
confieren encanto al castillo que ofrece las mejores
vistas de la ciudad, y en la plaza donde se eleva su
muralla unas cruces lucen con misterio.
Empieza entonces el Royal Mile, la calle más anti-
gua de Edimburgo, que conecta el castillo con el
Palacio de Holyrood House, residencia real desde
1300, embellecida a lo largo de los siglos. Visitamos
bares, tiendas y museos, Scotch Whisky Centre, John
Knox House, Huntly House, Lawnmarket con sus ele-
gantes casas y lo más relevante de todo es la catedral
Saint Giles, con su torre medieval y donde John Knox
predicaba en 1500 la reforma de la iglesia escocesa.
La Princes Street vibra de gente, bordeando el par-
que donde domina el gótico monumento a Scott, ani-
mada por tiendas y restaurantes. Los
pubs
, los parques,
el jardín botánico, los museos y las galerías alegran la
ciudad que se admira desde CaltonHill, verdadero cuen-
to de leyendas escrito en sus viejas piedras.
Cerca de Edimburgo, visitamos la capilla de
Rosslyn, construida en el siglo XV con un interior
ricamente labrado, famosa por su papel en la novela
Código Da Vinci.
Recorrimos la campiña de los
Borders, hasta llegar al castillo de Stobo, anidado en
was returned to Edinburgh in 1996 after remaining in
London for 700 years. Legend tells us that the Stone of
Destiny, also known as the Stone of Scone, was brought
from the Holy Land.
The narrow chambers, the chapel and the armory add
charm to the castle, which offers the best views of the
city, and within the towering walls around the square,
crosses glimmer withmystery.
This is where the Royal Mile begins, the oldest street
in Edinburgh, connecting the castle with the Palace of
Holyroodhouse, royal seat since 1300, and beautified
throughout the centuries. We visit bars, shops andmuse-
ums, including the Scotch Whisky Centre, John Knox
House, HuntlyHouse, Lawnmarketwith itseleganthomes
and the most outstanding of all, St Giles’ Cathedral with
its medieval tower and from which John Knox preached
the reformof the Scottish Church in 1500.
Prince’s Street vibrates with people, bordering the
park dominated by the giant and gothic Scott
Monument, and is enlivened by shops and restaurants.
The pubs, parks, botanical garden, museums and gal-
leries cheer the city that can be admired from Calton
Hill, a genuine fairytale written in its ancient stones.
Close to Edinburgh, we visit the Rosslyn Chapel,
built in the fifteenth century with a richly worked inte-
rior and famous for its role in the novel,
The Da Vinci
Code.
We travel through the Borders country until we
reach Stobo Castle, nestled in a forest. A classic story-
La abadía de Saint Andrews ha
sido el testigo de las guerras de
religión mas sangrientas de
Escocia y sus ruinas son los
testigos
The Saint Andrews abbey has
been the witness of the
bloodiest religion wars of
Scotland and its ruins are the
witnesses
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