Saint Giles Cafe

Saint Giles Cafe is a café in , which is located on St Giles‘ Street. Saint Giles Cafe is situated nearby to the courthouse , as well as near the work of art .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Library of Scotland and St Giles’ Cathedral.

Library
The is one of Scotland's National Collections. It is one of the largest libraries in the United Kingdom. As well as a public programme of exhibitions, events, workshops, and tours, the has where visitors can access the collections. is situated 470 feet south of Saint Giles Cafe.

Church
St Giles' Cathedral, also known as High Kirk of Edinburgh, is one of three cathedrals in , . The existing building was begun in the 14th century and extended until the early 16th century; significant alterations were undertaken in the 19th and 20th centuries, including the addition of the Thistle Chapel.

is a historic castle in , . It stands on , which has been occupied by humans since at least the Iron Age. There has been a royal castle on the rock since the reign of Malcolm III in the 11th century, and the castle continued to be a royal residence until 1633. is situated 1,800 feet west of Saint Giles Cafe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Town and Quartermile.

is the original settlement of . At its core is the Royal Mile, the long street descending east from Castle Crag to Holyrood Palace. This medieval city was cramped for space so it built higher and higher, and stank higher still, hence its nickname of "Auld Reekie".

Neighborhood
is the marketing name given to the mixed use redevelopment of the former site, in , . It was master-planned by architect Foster + Partners and takes its name from the fact it is a quarter mile from Edinburgh Castle and the Royal Mile and measures a quarter mile from corner to corner.

of is 250 years old, in contrast to the settled for over a thousand years. It was laid out on a grid pattern in the late 18th century with elegant Georgian townhouses, and the intervening loch was drained to become Princes Street Gardens.

Saint Giles Cafe

Latitude
55.94985° or 55° 56′ 60″ north
Longitude
-3.19186° or 3° 11′ 31″ west
Open location code
9C7RWRX5+W7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2098869954
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­cafe
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