From this viewpoint, you can easily see nearly everything in the city. If you're suffering from jet lag and wake up at 4:30 am or are for looking for a place to walk off dinner, head here. The sunrise/sunset illuminates the buildings around the city as well as the monuments on the hill itself making quite a show.

I have been to this hills second time and still it feels refreshing. If your are visiting in summer it is highly recommended to go there early morning. you will get really good views of city and will be able to shoot good photography as well. highly recommended for all visitors

The weather was shinning on me during my visit to Edinburgh and so I did a fun stroll to Carlton Hill and got to see a fantastic view of the city all around.

It was not part of our itinerary but we ended up walking upto Calton Hill. The climb through stairs was steep after being tired from whole day of walking around city of Edinburgh but I may say this was worth the effort to reach the top of the hill. Monuments are beautiful and view is breathtaking. Highly recommended.

Nice park area with monuments and an overview of the city. We only came at night, after closing time for the Nelson monument and the other things. Easy to access and very central, it´s a short walk.

Excellent place at the heart of Edinburgh, near to waverley station. Will suggest visiting late in the afternoon and spend 2/3 hours there, so that you can get the feeling of views in daylight, sunset and Edinburgh at night also. Thanks.

I went to Calton Hill for the second time for the Beltane Fire Festival. Calton Hill provides a beautiful 360 degree view of Edinburgh. The Beltane Fire Festival was fun, however it could have been planned better. There was not enough thought put into the sightlines of the performance areas.

The hill is a 5 minutes walk that worth it because you has the other panoramic view of the city, and it's opp to the Hoolyrood Park. You have some monuments at top, like the exactly replica of Atens Partenon and the Nelson Column

Exploring Calton Hill is a great way to get some exercise. Be sure to visit the cemetery and see the Abraham Lincoln Memorial Sculpture. It is stunning!