The Dean Village takes its name from the deep valley that hides it from view, and that is just a five minute walk from Princes Street, the main route into Edinburgh. For 800 years it was the seat of mills in Edinburgh. Today, the mills are gone and the area has become a haven of tranquillity which is as well as a good starting point for a walk along the Water of Leith, the river that flows in Edinburgh, the walks up to Stockbridge, the views of the north of city.
You can get to Dean Village, from Queensferry Road and you can go back in the city center, along the Water of Leith under the viaduct of Queensferry Road in dirrectio of Stockbridge, or you can go to Dean Village, on the way that leads us the National Museum of Modern Art.
Along the way, look for the Hygeia Greek statue, which indicates the presence of a pharmacy, which seems out of a painting of the 18th century. A more modern statue is located along the river, just before arriving in Stockbridge, it is a statue commissioned by the National Galleries of Scotland in Antony Gormley, the famous British sculptor, known especially for his Angel of the North.
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