As the name would suggest, Edinburgh’s Old Town is the oldest part of the city, dating back more than a millennium.
It has retained the same street layout it had in medieval times and contains many of the biggest tourist attractions in Scotland’s Capital - including Edinburgh Castle, the Palace of Holyrood House, the Royal Mile and St Giles’ Cathedral.
Meanwhile the Grassmarket and Cowgate contain a wealth of pubs and restaurants, attracting crowds of visitors and locals alike in the evenings and weekends.
Here are 28 pictures to take you back to the area in the 1950s and 1960s.
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9. Quick march
Queens Guard from the 1st Battalion of the Cameronians march down the Royal Mile in 1961. | TSPL
10. Up the junction
Looking up St Mary's Street from the junction of the Cowgate, Holyrood Road, and Pleasance in December 1955. | TSPL
11. How much is that cat in the window?
A cat in Cockburn Street looks at other cat in a shop window in July 1954. | TSPL
12. Exam time
Edinburgh University's examination halls at Morton House, in Blackfriars Street, after being restored in March 1960. | TSPL