Written for eHarmony by Edinburgh Coffee Lovers There's something very romantic about the cobbled streets and wynds of Edinburgh, crammed with beautiful and ornate stone buildings (eharmony.co.uk)
The history of Edinburgh is exemplified by the churches, tenements, residences, businesses and public buildings along the main thoroughfare and the intersecting closes (narrow alleys), wynds (alleys between buildings) and vennels (passages between houses). (edinburgh.ie)
One end is closed by the castle and the main artery The High Street (or the Royal Mile) leads away from it; minor streets (called closes or wynds) bud off the main spine in a herringbone pattern. (edinburghguide.com)