Edinburgh Street Map Poster

Edinburgh is a tale of two cities, and a single street map shows it better than any photograph. On one side, the medieval Old Town tumbles down the Royal Mile from the castle rock toward Holyrood, its narrow closes and wynds packed tight along the ridge. On the other, the elegant Georgian grid of the New Town lays out broad parallel streets and crescents with almost geometric calm. Between them runs the green trench of Princes Street Gardens, traced clearly on this printable Edinburgh city map.

The street map captures the drama of the Scottish capital’s terrain — the way the streets bend around volcanic hills and drop away into valleys. Princes Street, the Grassmarket and the spine of the Royal Mile all read at a glance, a UNESCO World Heritage layout rendered in clean minimalist lines.

Framed, the poster brings a quiet sense of place to a living room or office, and the high-resolution download is free in your choice of colour theme. Building a set of Scottish or British prints? Add the Glasgow map poster or explore the other United Kingdom city maps available here.