When you're walking through Edinburgh's green spaces, remember to take your steps lightly, because you're walking on Edinburgh's skin.
1. Holyrood park
Holyroodhouse Park is both the Queen's backyard garden and home to the Edinburgh Parliament building. The scenery of the park is beautiful, so the originator of the literary and fresh movie "One Day" used it as the main filming location.
Roaming around Holyroodhouse Park, you'll see the millennia-old hills and cliffs that make up Edinburgh's spectacular skyline. Walking along the edge of the lake, the swans in the lake will also probe curiously and then swim proudly.
In 1759, French painter William Delacour depicted the Palace of Holyroodhouse and the Abbey, with Edinburgh Castle looming in the distance. More than 250 years later, Holyrood Park still enjoys the same views.
Ascend to Arthur's Throne and you'll get a panoramic view of the city. At the foot of the mountain, Holyrood park, is also worth a morning light on a sunny day.
2. The Meadows
The Meadows Meadows Park in the heart of Edinburgh. When the forest avenue stretches out from the white snow and ice, the green grass comes into view.
The Meadows is a popular destination for Edinburgh residents to relax and keep fit. Morning or night, there is no shortage of runners here.
As the sun sets, the golden glow gently shrouds the green grass of The Meadows and lands diagonally on the resting figures.
3. Princes Street Gardens
Tucked away in the bustling city centre, Princes Street Gardens is nestled at the foot of Edinburgh Castle Hill and close to the National Gallery of Scotland.
While the cars and footsteps outside the garden are rushing, time slows down quietly on the green grass. People either write books and newspapers, or laugh and play, or let their minds wander.
The sun is warm and the breeze is blowing. Princes Street Gardens has changed its bustling appearance during the Christmas season and New Year's Eve, leaving only expanses of greenery for people to reverie.
Could the Princes Street Gardens, a natural transition between Edinburgh's new town and the Old Town, also become your inner habitat?
4. Inverleith Park
Inverleith Park is located north of Edinburgh city centre and next to the Royal Botanic Gardens of Edinburgh. As one of Scotland's largest urban parks, it's a quiet place to walk your dog, jog or take a walk.
Inveris Park Park has tranquil lakes, ponds, and sports fields for people to enjoy. There are also small gardens in the park, which are rented by the city to local residents to grow fruits and vegetables.
5. Lauriston Castle
Lauriston Castle near Cramond Beach There is a Japanese garden outside Lauriston Castle that has a calm, tranquil atmosphere. Here you can enjoy a walk in the woods that is back to nature.
Inside the castle, time is taken away from the hustle and bustle of the city centre, eternally stuck in the epitome of Edinburgh's middle-class family life in the early 20th century, opulent, exquisite and elegant.
Outside the castle, the Japanese garden faces the magnificent Firth of Forth, which chronicles the changing seasons and the passage of time. Walking in it, looking at the sea and sky in the distance, the mood also becomes broad.
6. Blackford Hill
There are many visitors to Carlton Hill and Arthur's Seat, and there are few visitors to Blackford Mountain. If you're looking for a green space with a panoramic view of Edinburgh, Carlton Hill and Arthur's Seat, head to Blackford Hill.
Legend has it that Edinburgh was "a city built on seven hills", and Blackford Hill was one of the seven mountains. Located south of Edinburgh city centre, between the residential areas of Morningside and Braid Hills, it was formed by volcanic rocks dating back about 410 million years.
At the top of Blackford Hill is the Royal Observatory of Edinburgh, home to the University of Edinburgh's Institute of Astronomy. Therefore, it is also a must-visit for astronomy lovers.
Climb Blackford Hill at dusk and look north for Edinburgh and Pentland Hills to the south.
Epilogue
Parks, gardens, squares, mountains, they are silent, quietly dotting Edinburgh. Even if you don't feel comfortable going out, don't forget to stick to a healthy lifestyle at home. Before embracing nature, let's embrace the green space in our hearts.