Royal Mile: Whisky, Witches & More...

The first written record of Scotch whisky appeared on 1st June, 1495. Scotland is synonymous as the home of whisky, though distilleries in Ireland, North America and Japan are all also noted for their whiskies. Visitors to the Scottish capital (famed the world over for its Castle pictured top left) can learn about the difference between grain, malt, and blended Scotch Whiskies at the Scotch Whiskey Experience on Castlehill, on the Royal Mile. Visitors aged eighteen or over can even try a sample or two.

For information about the opening times - and the admission charges where applicable - of some of the other attractions on the Royal Mile check out Royal Mile & More downloadable travel guide Where & When pages.

There are two Walk Talk Tours of Edinburgh. In addition, to the Royal Mile & More mp3 guided tour, sightseers can take a journey through time on the Old & New Towns Edinburgh travel guide. Customers purchasing both tours simultaneously can secure a twenty per cent discount. The tours cost just £5.95 each. Walk Talk Tours represent excellent value for groups and parties, too.

Suitably fortified, weather permitting, independent travellers or undercover tourists can continue their journey down the Royal Mile. Walk Talk Tour city guides give the user flexibility. Stop and start as you please, see the sights in your own time. No need to follow the tour guide with an umbrella, or struggle to hear a bumbling narrator, or look conspicuous with a guidebook in your hands.

Independent travellers can learn about the capital of North Britain's rich history with the Walk Talk Tour, Royal Mile & More Edinburgh travel guide. The Royal Mile & More mp3 guided tour starts outside the Castle. Walk Talk Tourists will then have the chance to learn about some of Edinburgh's landmarks that can be viewed from the Castle Esplanade.

Scotland was once regarded to be a hotbed of witchcraft, as listeners to the Royal Mile & More, Edinburgh iPod travel guide will discover. A simple bronze fountain installed in 1912 commemorates over 300 'witches', who were strangled - then burnt - at the stake on Castlehill, between the late fifteenth century and the early eighteenth century. Walk Talk Tourists will discover the identity of the last person to be prosecuted under the 1735 Witchcraft Act. To hear an audio sample of the Royal Mile & More podcast guided tour please click here.