Keeping our Language Alive
Have you ever looked at Twitter, with its hashtags and abbreviations and thought it looked like a...
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Sketching History
You may have noticed our latest tour on our website – we’re pretty excited about it....
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From Holy Order to Royal Splendour
Explore the Fascinating History of the Canongate April is always an exciting month here at Mercat...
Read StoryDrawn to the dark side
We at Mercat Tours are not a camera shy bunch. We’re used to plenty of photographs on our...
Read StoryCutting a dash through time
Winter is that point of the year when it can be hard to feel fashionable. In Edinburgh’s...
Read StoryBring out your dead
Edinburgh’s streets, like those of any cities in the world, are not always spotless. We suffer...
Read StoryHearts, flowers, and the occasional hanging
We all know what Valentine’s Day looks like in our modern world. It’s an array of...
Read StoryGrassmarket Community Project
Many people, who live, work or frequent the Grassmarket and Cowgate area won’t be aware of...
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