What You Will Do
Discover the glories of Ottoman-era architecture on this 10-hour small-group guided tour to the city of Edirne, once known as Hadrianopolis. Besides the Selimiye Mosque, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, you'll visit the Old Mosque (Eski Camii), the Uc Serefeli Mosque, the Sultan Beyazit II Mosque Complex, and the Grand Bazaar. You'll also see the 12th-century Tower Gate and 19th-century New Bridge. Tour includes entrance fees and lunch. Transportation by minivan with a/c.
(Selimiye Mosque is closed to visitors until 2025 as it is under repair)
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Itinerary
1
Beyazid II Kulliyesi Health Museum
40 minutes
Beyazid Healt Museum is the largest in Edirne, the complex had a mosque and an hospital which was famous for the skill of its surgeons. In the octogonal, domed timarhane the insane were treated by musical therapy.
2
Uc Serefeli Camii
20 minutes
Uç Serefeli Camii, the name of the mosque derived from the three balconies on the southeast minaret. Each balcony is reached by a separate stairway. The decorative tile designs on the minarets are all different. The minarets were the most important development in the structure of the mosque in the fifteenth century.
3
Eski Cami
20 minutes
Eski Camii, was built of cut stone and brick 1402-14 with fine white marble portal and decorative calligraphy on the interior walls and pillars.
4
Selimiye Mosque
30 minutes
Selimiye Mosque Edirne’s crowning glory, was built for Selim 2, (1566-74) by Sinan who was the architect of the Abode of Felicity for 50 years. It was the masterpiece of Sinan’s old age. The symmetrical design strongly emphasised by the four minarets and the soaring rise of the central dome.
5
Meric River Bridge
10 minutes
Meric river bridge (New Bridge) constructed at the junction of Meriç and Arda rivers between 1842 -1847.
6
Edirne
2 hours
This is out of Istanbul another city 235 km ow.
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