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Grand desiGns
Grange Road, Edinburgh EH9
This outstanding detached Victorian house is located in the heart of
the Grange. The property has been comprehensively extended and
refurbished, and an amazing entertaining space has been created.
The sitting room creates the all-important wow factor for a house of
this size, with folding glass doors leading directly onto the south-facing
gardens. The three generous bedroom suites feature contemporary
bathroom fittings. Immediately to the west of the main house is a superb
garden house finished in dressed-stone to blend in with the main house.
Offers over £1,950,000 FOR SALE
Contact 0131 226 2500
deli heaven
If Valvona & Crolla could bottle the aroma that hits you when you enter
its Elm Row delicatessen, it would be on to an instant winner. An Edinburgh
foodie institution founded in 1934, it represents the benchmark for
traditional Italian delis, stocking a selection of authentic, high-quality
food and drink sourced from around the world.
Still independent and family owned, Valvona & Crolla has flourished
since it first set up a market stall serving old Edinburgh’s immigrant Italian
community. It has never lost touch with those roots and remains a focal
point for food lovers with regular tastings and cookery demonstrations.
An online service means devotees can benefit from its unrivalled
produce-selection expertise anywhere in the UK, although nothing
beats breathing in that heady deli air in person.
valvonacrolla.co.uk
Festive FavOurite
Ask anyone who lives in Edinburgh to name their
favourite city shop at Christmas and there’s a good
chance they’ll say Jenners. This iconic Princes
Street department store, now part of the House
of Fraser stable, is famed for its enormous internal
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Christmas tree. But it’s a terrific place to visit
during the rest of the year, too. Even when bustling
with shoppers it retains a dignified ambience of
quality and is often dubbed the Harrods of the
north. Impressive, but you’re sure to wonder how
they ever get that Christmas tree through the door.
houseoffraser.co.uk
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