muratkorman Says: Eski Camii is an old mosque in Edirne city center which was built between 1402 and 1414. The architects of this mosque is Haci Alaeddin and Ömer bin Ibrahim. It was built during Sultan Mehmet I era with a single minaret. The second minaret was built later during Sultan Murat...
Raimix Says: Restaurant “Hanedan” was recommended by my friend Emre from Couchsurfing. Actually it is really good place with filling tasteful food and nice view to Edirne old part. I ordered kebab with lamb and beef, also cup of apple tea. Kebab was quite big one, as you see in picture....
London Cafe: Right in the town centre
Willettsworld Says: This is more like a pub than a cafe, with dark wood furniture and paintings of English rural scenes. It was all that I found to do at night in Edirne where I had a beer after eating. It's located along the main pedestrian shopping street known as Saraclar Caddesi and has a...
Raimix Says: That’s funny, but it looks it is so worth to move Istanbul – Edirne just because of good quality bus. The company that served this route was “Metro”. Near every seat of bus there were small computers with TV, video, music, games. Also they served tea, coffee, cakes, and...
Arasta Market: A famous market near Selimiye
muratkorman Says: Arasta Market was built in the late 16th century during Sultan Murat III era. The market could be used as an entrance to Selimiye and it was built to support operational and maintenance costs for the famous mosque. There are many souvenir shops inside this market. You can...
Raimix Says: That is so unusual to see shoe cleaners and weighers even in still small town as Edirne. I was thinking they work only in most touristy places as Istanbul.It seems it is quite common to take care about your shoes in public place. I haven't used this service, but I think here...
WulfstanTraveller Says: Karaagac is a small town just outside Edirne and practically right on the border with Greece. It is an attractive, leafy town, the streets lined with large, shady trees. It is also home to Edirne's historic, grand railroad station, which is now part of Trakya Universitesi...
Lot of mosques and bridges in small place
Raimix Says: Edirne, despite its small size of central part, amazed me by number of mosques and bridges through Tunca and Meric rivers. Bridges by style look more or less the same, but were constructed through long period - 15th till 19th centuries. Some of them available just for cars...
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Edirne – former capital of Ottoman Empire

When planning my trip to Istanbul, I decided to visit Edirne as a daytrip due to few reasons: firstly, it was described as rich historical and architectural place (including fact that it was capital...
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Edirne: the Second Capital of the Ottoman Empire

Edirne is a wonderful place to visit. Although not a very large city, it was the second capital of the Ottoman Empire and its first capital in Europe. Even after Istanbul became the capital in 1453,...
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Edirne - Near the Bulgarian border

Edirne is located about 225km north-west of Istanbul close to the borders with Greece and Bulgaria. The area around Edirne has been the site of no fewer than 16 major battles or sieges, from the days...
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Edirne has been an important city during Ottoman era. It used to be the capital for a certain period. It was the starting point when the Ottoman army was moving to Europe. Amazing architectural...
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