What is a Mercat Cross? | Edinburgh History
As you walk up the Royal Mile towards St Giles’ Cathedral, you encounter a curious monument....
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We’ve Teamed Up With Restless Natives
To mark shared 40th anniversaries, Mercat Tours has joined forces with Restless Natives: The Musical...
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Things to do in Edinburgh This Father’s Day
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Of all the statues on Edinburgh’s historic Royal Mile, David Hume, the great philosopher, is...
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At the National Museum of Scotland, you can find all sorts of interesting things like dinosaurs and...
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When you visit Edinburgh, Scotland, you might not realise that most of the streets you walk are...
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Mercat Tours launches the UK's first fully immersive multi-sensory walking tours, combining...
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