The Edinburgh International Festival has been gracing the city during August since 1947, when it was set up to lift the post-war mood.

Since then, it has not only grown into a world-class festival of the performing arts, but also spawned the likes of the Festival Fringe and other related festivals.

The Edinburgh International Festival is the grandparent of them all however, and to this day remains one of the most respected arts festivals in the world, attracting some outstanding companies, orchestras and artistes to the Athens of the North every year.