The Edinburghs Royal Mile is a long succession of streets which forms the main thoroughfare of the Old Town in the Scottish capital. The Royal Mile is focusing on the Edinburgh Castle and the Castle Rock and goes down to the Holyrood Abbey. Often referred to as the High Street, the Royal Mile comprises of the Castle Esplanade, the Castlehill, the Lawnmarket, the Canongate and the Abbey Strand. It is also the business tourist street of the Old Town, which is compared only to the Princes Street in the New Town.