Calton Hill
The world needs more Post–it notes. Calton Hill needs an industrial sized one to explain why the hell it has a Greek temple on top of it but why (sadly) there aren't any of those hot Mediterranean toga–chicks who'll slick you up with olive oil then rub you down with aromatic leaves. A throwback to the Napoleonic War, Calton Hill's bijou necropolis is right in the city centre, and displays mismatched (but impressive all the same) Victorian architecture, observatories with diverting exhibitions and a great view over the Firth to the north, plus the odd wandering swan. It'll take about five minutes to haul your podgy arse up the steps from Waterloo Place, but only about 40 seconds to get back down again. If you roll...
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