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65 Edinburgh Instagram Captions & Quotes for Your Trip 

Edinburgh, Scotland has some of the most aesthetic photo spots in the world, especially if you love cobblestone streets and dark academia vibes. But thinking of the perfect Instagram captions can be tricky. If you want non-cringe, flowing captions and quotes that fit your weekend away, look no further than the list below. 

1.  Edinburgh has my heart 

2. A City of Fairytales 

3. The home of Hogwarts 

4. I don’t want to be a footnote in the story of your life 

5. Enchanted by these cobblestone streets 

woman in autumn leaves in Edinburgh

6. Walking one cobblestone at a time through he streets of Edinburgh 

7. Going to choose my wand in Diagon Alley

8. Lost along the Royal Mile 

9. A storybook city

10. You’ll never forget your first day in Edinburgh

11. Edinburgh is a city where time has stood still

12. It’s like stepping in to a time capsule

13. Edinburgh will stay with you always

14. This place feels like home 

15. Rain in Edinburgh is not like rain anywhere else in the world 

16. Watching the seasons change in Edinburgh 

17. Watching the world change colour with an Autumn in Edinburgh

18. Once upon a time in Edinburgh

19. This city will stay with me always

20. This has to be the most romantic city in the world 

21. I feel I have dived in a period romance novel when walking the streets of Edinburgh

22. To fall in love in Edinburgh would be a dream 

23. I never want to go home 

24. All the way up to Arthur’s Seat for the most magnificent view of Edinburgh

25. a city as old as time 

26. Walking these streets, you can feel the magical world of Harry Potter around you 

27. After all this time? Always

28. You can feel the magic running in your veins 

29. Find me roaming around Edinburgh castle 

30. The dream is to open a cosy cafe on Victoria Street 

31. Making memories one cobblestone at a time 

32. Lost in the beautiful city of Edinburgh…

33. Dark academia vibes in this gothic horror city 

34. Scotland’s a pretty place to be 

35. The Edinburgh way of life calls to me 

36. I am never leaving Edinburgh 

37. I have fallen in deep love with this whole city 

​38. “Coming back to Edinburgh to me is like coming home” – Charles Dickens 

39. Edinburgh – a city of writing dreams and wonderful tradition 

40. bad weather doesn’t matter in such a romantic town as Edinburgh

41. Perform perfect witchcraft in the city of magic 

42. Scotland’s capital city is the ultimate gem of Europe 

43. The Royal Mile is one of my favourite places to wander

44. Just waiting for a Scottish poet to tempt me to the misty highlands

45. “I always feel that when I come to Edinburgh, in many ways I am coming home” – Alan Rickman 

46. Edinburgh is only the start of my Scottish adventure 

47. The city of Edinburgh is one of the most hauntingly beautiful places 

48. If you love dark academia, rich history and breathtaking landscapes, Edinburgh is your place 

49. “Edinburgh is a mad god’s dream” – Oscar Wilde

50. Waiting to take my seat at the ancient palace of Holyrood

51. I can see why Queen Victoria loved this place 

52. Waiting on the Queen’s park green for the Scottish man of my dreams 

53. Edinburgh is a sort of gothic fairytale city 

54. “This world is a dream within a dream” – Walter Scott

55. I want to be part of the writing talent of Edinburgh 

56. I have never been in such a stimulating place 

57. Edinburgh is amongst one of the best capitals of Europe

58. “My heart’s in the Highlands, my heart is not here” – Robert Burns

59. Dear Sir, I’ll be staying in Edinburgh for the foreseeable future

60. Scottish sun may be rare, but these beautiful cobbled streets give me life

61. Edinburgh is the epitome of historic charm, beautiful architecture and gothic beauty

62. Edinburgh feels like the perfect place to begin my writing career 

63. I used to dream of going to the Edinburgh fringe, now I live that dream 

64. “Edinburgh is magnificent to be seen, with it’s beautiful walks and trees so green” – William McGonagall 

65. My first visit to Edinburgh, but it certainly won’t be my last 

If you want to find the perfect Instagram photo spots with map links – see my article below!!

https://awhimsicalsoul.com/15-of-the-best-instagrammable-spots-in-edinburgh/