The Da Vinci Code trail beckons you to Roslin, just south of Edinburgh, an area of great significance in Scottish history. This astonishing city, steeped in history and tradition, has seen many great battles and was once an important stronghold for the Scottish border. Roslyn means 'point of the waterfall' in Scottish Gaelic according to some, or 'ancient knowledge down the line' according to others. Centuries of history changed its name into Roslin and is the home of Rosslyn Chapel -- not Roslyn Chapel -- and Rosslyn Castle.

Head to Rosslyn Chapel, symbolically located at the summit of Ross Hill, you’ll feel its magic as soon as you enter.Dating back over 500 years, the Chapel features Scotland’s finest examples of medieval stonework and has been described as a ‘Tapestry in Stone’. The Apprentice Pillar - of notable excellence - takes pride of place in the tiny chapel and holds mythical secrets of its own.

While Rosslyn Chapel is known for its historical and architectural merits, Roslin is even more famous for its cutting edge biological science. The Roslin institute is where Dolly the Sheep was born in 1996 marking a breakthrough in the science of cloning.

Previously popular mainly to tourists interested in architecture, history and religion, after being used in the Da Vinci Code as the setting for the novel's plot climax, Rosslyn Chapel has achieved worldwide fame and now attracts massive attention and visitor numbers. And all tourists come to Rosslyn for one thing, to find the Holy Grail as part of their Da Vinci Code tour.

跟隨著小說《達芬奇密碼》，我們來到這座在蘇格蘭歷史上占據(jù)重要地位的小鎮(zhèn)——羅斯林。它地處愛丁堡南面，是蘇格蘭邊境上的戰(zhàn)略要塞，歷來為兵家所重視。在蘇格蘭蓋爾語當中，一些人認為“羅斯林”有“瀑布當中的一點”的意思，但是另一些人則認為它有“從遠古時代流傳下來的知識”的意思。小鎮(zhèn)上有著名的羅斯林教堂（Rosslyn Chapel）和羅斯林城堡（Rosslyn Castle）等等。

羅斯林教堂坐落在羅斯山（Ross Hill）山頂，是其標志性建筑。當你走進其中，就會感覺到它有一股奇特的魔力。500多年以來，羅斯林教堂一直是蘇格蘭中世紀石刻建筑中的瑰寶。惹了一身腥的“學徒之柱”（The Apprentice Pillar）就矗立在廳堂里，散發(fā)著一股神秘的氣息。

雖然羅斯林教堂由于它的歷史和建筑風格而聞名，但是實際上現(xiàn)在當?shù)馗驗槠渖锟茖W而聞名海外。1996年正是在這里的羅斯林學院誕生了科學史上的重大突破“克隆羊多利”。

在寫入《達芬奇密碼》之前，旅游者們來到羅斯林教堂，主要是被他獨特的建筑風格，歷史和宗教背景所吸引。但如今，羅斯林教堂已經(jīng)擁有了世界范圍內(nèi)的聲譽，每年成千上萬的游客來到這里尋訪小說當中提到的寶物—圣杯作為他們達芬奇密碼之旅的重要一站。


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