Private Tours of Edinburgh and Scotland
Discover Scotland, from the dark days of history to the brilliance of the Enlightenment, on a private tour with an STGA guide
The story we tell
The story we tell
In the eighteenth century, when Edinburgh and Scotland became one of the great centres of human thought. Within a few streets, philosophers, scientists and writers reshaped how the world understands economics, science and society. On tour, we walk the closes and squares where it happened, from Scotland's dark and dramatic past to the brilliance of the Enlightenment and the ideas that still shape our lives today.