The Old Town Is The Name Popularly Given To The Oldest Part Of Scotland`s Capital City Of Edinburgh. Editorial Image

The area has preserved much of its medieval street plan and many Reformation-era buildings. Together with the 18th/19th-century New Town, it forms part of a protected UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Royal Mile is a name coined in the early 20th century for the main street of the Old Town which runs on a downwards slope from Edinburgh Castle to Holyrood Palace and the ruined Holyrood Abbey. Narrow closes alleyways often no more than a few feet wide, lead steeply downhill to both north and south of the main spine which runs west to east.