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Edirne Day Trip from Istanbul

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Depart to explore Edirne with a day trip from Istanbul. Edirne was founded by the Roman Emperor Hadrian in 125 AD and the second capital of the Ottoman Empire, Edirne is an important gateway between Europe and the East. See landmarks including Eski Cami (Old Mosque), Üç Serefeli Cami with its four distinctive minarets, and Sinan’s masterpiece Selimiye Mosque. Browse the shops at Selimiye Arastası or Ali Paşa Covered Bazaar, and check out the Medical Museum at Beyazıt Külliyesi.

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Live tour guide

English

Duration

13 Hours

Private tour & Good for avoiding crowds

Private group tour & Customize the itinerary according to your schedule.

Skip the ticket line & NO HIDDEN COST

Preready ticket for skip the line.

Pick-up service included

We provide Pick Up and Drop off to hotels in Istanbul.

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    Itinerary & How We'll Meet

    We will be meeting you at your centrally located hotel or central location in Istanbul. If you haven’t book your hotel yet, you can inform us hotel address couple of days before tour starts.

    Experience

    Edirne Day Trip from Istanbul
    You will depart from your hotel in the early morning, at which point you will make your way towards Eski Camii. The structure was built of cut stone and brick between 1402-14, with fine white marble and decorative calligraphy on the interior walls and pillars. Üç Serefeli Camii, the name of the mosque, was derived from the three balconies on the southeast minaret. Each balcony is reached by a separate stairway, and 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 15th century.

    Selimiye Mosque Edirne’s crowning glory was built for Selim II, (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, and its symmetrical design was strongly emphasized by the four minarets and the soaring rise of the central dome. Semiz Ali Pasa Arasta is also the work of Sinan. Completed in 1589, it is a long tunnel-like building with shops on both sides. There you may buy one of Edirne’s specialities, soap shaped like fruit or vegetables.

    Meric Bridge (New Bridge) was constructed at the junction of the Meriç and Arda rivers between 1842-1847. Kule Kapisi (a 12th-century tower gate) is all that remains of the tower, which once protected the principal gate of the citadel. It was rebuilt by the Byzantine emperor John Comnenus II (1118-1143) as part of his repair of the Hadrianic defensive system. Beyazit Kulliyesi is the largest in Edirne, the complex had a mosque and a hospital which was famous for the skill of its surgeons. In the octagonal domed timarhane, the insane were treated with musical therapy. At the conclusion of your historic tour, you will be returned back to your point of origin.

    • Places We'II Visit: Beyazid II Kulliyesi Health Museum - Üç Serefeli Mosque - Selimiye Mosque - Selimiye Arasta Bazaar - Edirne City Center
    • Meal: Lunch

    Included/Excluded

    • Pick up and drop off (Istanbul)
    • Services of professionally licensed tour guide and service fee
    • Luch at the restaurant
    • All Entrance fees & Museum fees mentioned by the itineraries
    • All local taxes and services
    • Tips and gratuities
    • Personal expenses
    • Drinks at lunch

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    • We will contact to you to get details of your pick-up location by Email or WhatsApp after booking.

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