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Download a city guide of some of Europe's most beautiful cities onto your iPod, mp3 player or phone. As we guide you through the streets, along the route we've planned for you, our city guides will tell you what you're looking at and how to make the most of your city break.

Florence
We only had a long weekend to do the city and so your tour really helped us get our bearings. There's just so much to see there! I know we only scraped the surface but it worked really well for us.
Tanya Ellison - (27/08/06)

Venice
This was a great tour that took you everywhere you needed to go. Particularly liked the walk through of the mosaic frescoes on the front of the Basilica. We had a great time in Venice, made all the more special by this evocative guide. Like the speaker's voice too - one of the best I've listened to.
Andrea How - (19/02/06)

EDINBURGH - Troy Kirk to become visitor centre

Edinburgh's Tron Kirk on the city's famous Royal Mile is to become a visitor centre, telling the story of Scotland's World Heritage Sites, according to the BBC.

It was the traditional focus of the capital's Hogmanay celebrations but has been largely unused since its congregation left in 1952. The Royal Mile features on our smartphone tour of Edinburgh.

The visitor centre will explain the history of the capital's Old and New Towns as well as Scotland's other World Heritage Sites such as the Neolithic Orkney, New Lanark, St Kilda and the Antonine Wall.

Willy Roe, chairman of Edinburgh World Heritage said: "As a category A listed building at risk at the heart of the World Heritage Site, the Tron Kirk is a natural priority for us, and finding it a sustainable use is key to its future.

"The restoration of the building offers Edinburgh a unique opportunity to create an accessible and sustainable centre, from which to tell the fascinating stories of the Old and New Towns, and provide learning about our globally recognised World Heritage sites."

Alasdair Rankin, Edinburgh City Council's finance and budget convener, said: "The proposals to lease the Tron Kirk to Edinburgh World Heritage will bring a new lease of life to the historic building and this part of the city.

"The experience and expertise of the trust will be vital in securing a long term future for the building and also represents the best financial outcome for the taxpayers of Edinburgh.

"The current consultation being undertaken on the future of the Royal Mile identifies the Tron Kirk as a key issue for local residents and businesses and we'll be using their feedback to inform our ongoing discussions with Edinburgh World Heritage."

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