10 of Edinburgh's prettiest streets in pictures - from Victoria Street to The Shore

Edinburgh is a breathtaking city – here are some of its prettiest streets in pictures.

By Rachel Mackie

Published 15th Jan 2023, 04:45 GMT

Edinburgh is a beautiful and magical city, with a breathtaking skyline and some sweet closes and cobbled lanes to get lost in. Here are 10 of the prettiest streets in our fair Capital.

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Of course Victoria Street is in the list. The colour, the cobbles, it's perfect.

1. Victoria Street

Of course Victoria Street is in the list. The colour, the cobbles, it's perfect. Photo: Third Party

Dean Village feels like a small, magical, medieval village right in the middle of the city. Stunning.

2. Hawthornbank Lane

Dean Village feels like a small, magical, medieval village right in the middle of the city. Stunning. Photo: Getty Images

Cockburn Street, right slap in the city centre, with its tall, majestic buildings - you feel like you're stepping right into the past.

3. Cockburn Street

Cockburn Street, right slap in the city centre, with its tall, majestic buildings - you feel like you're stepping right into the past. Photo: SNS Group

Does it class as a street? Middle Meadow Walk is so pretty we don't care... it's getting included.

4. Middle Meadow Walk

Does it class as a street? Middle Meadow Walk is so pretty we don't care... it's getting included. Photo: Alex Orr