High Kirk of St. Giles

Frommer's Review

A brief walk downhill from Edinburgh Castle, this church -- and its steeple in particular -- is one of the most important architectural landmarks along the Royal Mile. Here is where Scotland's Martin Luther, John Knox, preached his sermons on the Reformation. Often called St. Giles Cathedral, the building combines a dark and brooding stone exterior (the result of a Victorian-era restoration) with surprisingly graceful buttresses. Only the tower represents the medieval era of the church. One of its outstanding features is Thistle Chapel, housing beautiful stalls and notable heraldic stained-glass windows.

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