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Edinburgh

A street in Edinburgh filled with parked cars, attracting Harry Potter fans.
05
Aug

Invisible (Edinburgh) Taking Part in Leith Comedy Festival

We are super excited to announce that in Edinburgh, we are taking part in the Leith Comedy Festival! After nearly a year of research and the strangest of months, Paul is finally ready to offer a brand new and unique tour of Leith: mixing funny historical stories with unknown facts!This Funshine on Leith walking tour is part...
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A group of people wearing face masks in front of edinburgh castle.
22
Apr

Competition Time- How Well do You Know Edinburgh?

As everyone is having to stay safely inside, at Invisible Cities, we thought we would keep you entertained and created this wee competition. Do you want to win an Invisible Cities tote bag? Then this is for you! During these unprecedented times, we keep supporting our guides, trainees and volunteers, in all our invisible cities....
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Invisible Cities is a social enterprise that trains people who have experienced homelessness to become walking tour guides of their own city.
09
Apr

Hear it from Our Guides: Paul’s Take on Being Homeless and in Isolation during COVID-19

All tours may be suspended for now, but our guides and trainees are staying engaged and the team at Invisible Cities keeps supporting them! Today, we are hearing from Paul, based in Edinburgh as he reflects on what the COVID-19 Pandemic means for homeless people. Here is what he says: “During these strange and dangerous times,...
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Visit Edinburgh castle, one of the iconic castles in the UK, as you enjoy breathtaking views from the top of a hill.
06
Apr

Invisible (Edinburgh) Launches Virtual Tour Experience

Due to the current COVID-19 Pandemic, all our tours have been suspended. However, the team at Invisible (Edinburgh) has prepared a virtual tour for you to enjoy from the comfort of your home! Government’s guidelines have meant that we are currently unable to offer you our award-winning walking tours. This has obviously had a massive...
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Explore the enchanting city of Edinburgh and immerse yourself in its rich history at the magnificent Edinburgh Castle. Discover the magical sites that inspired J.K. Rowling's iconic Harry Potter series as you
25
Mar

How Supporting Local Businesses Supports Invisible Cities Guides

As you all know, COVID-19 has had dramatic consequences for Invisible Cities and our award winning guides. With no tours currently running in any of our cities, they have all become at risk financially. However we are determined to support them through this! Last week, we set-up a fundraising page to enable us to do so. The...
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Visit Edinburgh castle, one of the iconic castles in the UK, as you enjoy breathtaking views from the top of a hill.
06
Feb

Edinburgh Celebrates International Women’s Day with a Brand New Tour

The team at Invisible (Edinburgh) has been busy preparing a brand new tour on The Women of Leith and is happy to launch a preview of it on March 8th to celebrate International Women’s Day! Our own Leith legend, Paul, will be leading the tour as in his own words: “You don’t need to be...
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A group of people walking down a street in edinburgh.
26
Jan

Invisible (Edinburgh) Celebrates #AustralianDay with the Return of Angie

Today, January 26th 2020 is Australian Day and we are very happy to announce that our own Australian guide, Angie, is back at Invisible (Edinburgh)! After launching her tour on the arts and festivals of the city, Angie was busy doing many other things, including a Life coaching course and volunteering for the FRINGE Festival,...
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A man and woman looking at a cell phone in edinburgh.
13
Jan

Hear it From Our Guests: HR Department on a tour with Invisible (Edinburgh)

At Invisible Cities, we love welcoming groups on our tours, whether they are from a school, work colleagues away for the day or part of an event! Check out what our latest group has to say about our tours. This week, we caught up with HR Department in Edinburgh and their team who came on one of...
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Visit Edinburgh castle, one of the iconic castles in the UK, as you enjoy breathtaking views from the top of a hill.
19
Sep

Hear it from The Guides: Angie’s Experience in Edinburgh

The reason why Invisible Cities was set up in 2016 is to support people who have experienced homelessness so they can have a voice, and become who they want to be. We asked Angie, who launched her tour “Edinburgh- The Festival City” in 2017 and has since then been very busy getting involved in tons...
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A group of people standing in front of edinburgh castle.
31
Jul

Invisible (Edinburgh) offers Discovery Sessions at TedSummit 2019

The whole team at Invisible (Edinburgh) is recovering from a very busy week after delivering walking tours to nearly 100 delegates of the TedSummit 2019 Conference- that took place from July 21st to 25th in the Scottish Capital. For those of you who don’t know, TED is a global community of people interested in how...
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