Last month we were approached by Marriott International and asked to recommend some of our favourite places in Edinburgh to visit during the Festival. We love the cultural and entertainment offer that visitors can enjoy during the Festival month, but sometimes it can get too hectic and we recommend exploring the city’s streets to find some of Edinburgh’s cafés, restaurants and shops outside the Festival’s circuit.

That’s the reason why we’ve created this video featuring five different places you can discover if you’re visiting Edinburgh during the Festival: Scottish homeware and furniture shop ANTA, coffee shop Cult Espresso, tapestry studios and gallery Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh-handcrafted gin Pickering’s Gin and restaurant and bar Blackfriars.

You can find more information about each of these places on Marriott’s Edinburgh Festival Tumblr, where you will also find good advice on how to make the most of your visit to Edinburgh during the Festival!