4 Days in Edirne: Day-by-Day Itinerary

Historic & Cultural

Edirne Palace

Edirne Palace, or formerly New Imperial Palace, is a former palace of the Ottoman sultans in Edirne, built during the era when the city was the capital of the empire. Few of the palace buildings have survived until now, though reconstruction works are underway.

Historic & Cultural

Kanuni Bridge

Kanuni Bridge or Palace Bridge, is a historic Ottoman bridge in Edirne, Turkey. It crosses the Tunca river, connecting Edirne Palace with the city. It is named after Suleiman the Magnificent, known in Turkish by the epithet "the Lawmaker", who commissioned the construction.

Museums

Edirne Museum

Edirne Museum is in Edirne, Turkey

Historic & Cultural

Military Hospital Fountain

Military Hospital Fountain or Soldier Fountain, is an Ottoman period fountain located within the borders of the Central district of Edirne province and built by Tosyavizade Dr. Rıfat Osman Bey in 1915.

Museums

Edirne Lisesi Müzesi

Edirne Lisesi Museum is located in the Sabuni Quarter of Edirne's central district and reflects the more than 160-year educational history of Edirne High School. The museum opened on April 22, 2016, and is housed in the building that was formerly used as the principal's residence and office. It exhibits numerous objects such as antique cabinets, mirrors, laboratory equipment, and archival records written in Ottoman Turkish. Edirne Museum (771 m), Alipaşa Bazaar (599 m), and Macedonian Tower (776 m) are within walking distance.

Religious Sites

Zehr-i Mar mosque

Zehr-i Mar Mosque is a mosque built by Zehr-i Mar Mehmet Bey, son of Ahmet, in 1548 in the city center of Edirne province.

Historic & Cultural

Meriç Bridge

a. Yeni Köprü, meaning New Bridge or Mecidiye Bridge, after Sultan Abdülmecid I, is a historic Ottoman bridge in Edirne, Turkey. 100, connecting Pazarkule border gate through Karaağaç to Edirne.

Religious Sites

Church of Sts. Constantine and Helen

The Church of Saints Constantine and Helena is a Bulgarian Orthodox church in Edirne in Turkey. Dedicated to Orthodox saints Constantine the Great and his mother Helena of Constantinople, it was built in 1869 in less than seven months and is a prime example of the Eastern Orthodox church architecture of the period.

Historic & Cultural

Hacı Hüseyin Fountain (Edirne)

Hacı Hüseyin Fountain, Cemetery Fountain or Saraçlar Street Fountain is an Ottoman period fountain located within the borders of Merkez district of Edirne province.

Historic & Cultural

Bulgarian Men's High School of Adrianople

The Dr. Petar Beron Bulgarian Men's High School of Addrianople was the first Bulgarian high school in Eastern Thrace. One of the most influential Bulgarian educational centres in Thrace, it was founded in 1891 in Ottoman Adrianople and ceased to exist in 1913 after the Second Balkan War.

Religious Sites

Üç Şerefeli Cami Haziresi

Üç Şerefeli Cami Haziresi is a place of worship located in Edirne Merkez. The mosque was commissioned by Murad II and built between 1438 and 1447, notable for being the first mosque in Ottoman architecture to feature an arcaded courtyard. Its namesake minaret, with three balconies, stands at 67.62 meters and is known for having separate staircases to each balcony. It is within walking distance of Edirne Museum (571 m), Macedonian Tower (165 m), and Alipaşa Bazaar (279 m).

Religious Sites

Kuşçu Doğan Camii Haziresi

Kuşçu Doğan Camii Haziresi is a graveyard and cemetery located in Edirne Merkez. It contains Ottoman-era gravestones that hold artistic and historical value. The hazire is situated within the small garden of the Kuşçu Doğan Mosque. It is within walking distance of Edirne Museum (549 m), Macedonian Tower (324 m), and Alipaşa Bazaar (489 m).

Historic & Cultural

Gazi Mihal Bridge

Gazi Mihal Bridge is a historic Ottoman bridge in Edirne, Turkey. it crosses the Tunca. The bridge was originally built by the Byzantine emperor Michael VIII but was rebuilt early in the 15th century by the Ottoman frontier lord Gazi Mihal.

Historic & Cultural

Macedonian Tower

Macedonian Tower is a bastion in the walls of the castle in the city center of Edirne, Turkey, which shares the same name. Built during the Roman period, it is the only tower to survive to the present day out of the four towers located at the corners of the walls. Dating back 1500 years and also known as the Old Clock Tower of Edirne, the structure was built as a wooden tower by the Roman emperor Hadrian.

Religious Sites

Büyük Sinagog

The Grand Synagogue of Edirne is known as Turkey's largest and Europe's third-largest synagogue. It was built in 1907 by French architect France Depre, inspired by the Leopoldstädter Temple in Vienna, following the destruction of 13 synagogues in the Great Fire of 1905, by order of Sultan Abdülhamit II. The synagogue underwent restoration in 2010 and reopened for worship on March 26, 2015. It is within walking distance of Alipaşa Çarşısı (463 m) and Macedonian Tower (654 m).

Nature & Adventure

Reşadiye Garden

Edirne Cumhuriyet Park is a park located in Edirne Merkez. It was opened on October 28, 2023, as part of the 100th-anniversary celebrations of the Republic. The park is within walking distance of Alipaşa Çarşısı (329 m), Makedon Kulesi (501 m), and İsmet Kaan Yükseköğretim Erkek Öğrenci Yurdu (616 m).

Shopping

Ali Pasha Bazaar

Ali Pasha Bazaar is a covered bazaar, one of the Ottoman period structures in Edirne. It was built by Grand Vizier Hersekli Semiz Ali Pasha between 1560-65 by Mimar Sinan. It was built to provide income for Semiz Ali Pasha's foundation in Babaeski.

Shopping

Edirne Bedesten

The Bedesten Çarşısı was built between 1417 and 1418 by Sultan Çelebi Mehmet and designed by Architect Alaeddin to provide income for the Old Mosque. This rectangular, covered bazaar with 14 domes is a significant example of early Ottoman architecture. Today, it remains a lively shopping area and is within walking distance of the Edirne Museum (525 m), Alipaşa Çarşısı (234 m), and Macedonian Tower (288 m).

Historic & Cultural

Fatih Bridge

Fatih Bridge, a.k.a. Bönce Bridge, is a historic Ottoman bridge in Edirne, Turkey. It crosses the Tunca, connecting Edirne Palace to the city.

Historic & Cultural

Adalet Kasrı

Adalet Kasrı, a pavilion in Edirne Palace. The only surviving building of the palace. It is located in the Sarayiçi district, where the Kırkpınar Oil Wrestling is held.

Turkish Baths & Spa

Kum Kasrı Baths

Kum Kasrı Hamamı is one of the surviving structures of the Edirne Palace, named after the yellowish soil of its location. It is believed to have been built in the mid-15th century during the reign of Fatih Sultan Mehmed. The hammam features domes in its cold, warm, and hot sections, and vaults in the stokehole and hot room iwan. It was restored in 2012. The hammam is within walking distance of Edirne Palace (35 m), Suleyman the Magnificient Bridge (503 m), and Fatih Köprüsü (83 m).

Museums

Bayezid II Külliye Health Museum

The Complex of Sultan Bayezid II Health Museum is a hospital museum of Trakya University within the Complex of Sultan Bayezid II located in Edirne, Turkey. The historic darüşşifa of the complex was incorporated into the structure of Edirne-based Trakya University in 1993, and converted into a hospital museum in 1997, a museum dedicated to the history of medicine and health matters in general. It has been developing constantly ever since.

Religious Sites

II. Bayezid Camii Su Terazisi

The II. Bayezid Camii Su Terazisi is a place of worship located in Edirne Merkez, Edirne. It is within walking distance of the Sultan II. Beyazıd Külliyesi ve Sağlık Müzesi (59 m), Bademlik Su Terazisi ve Çeşmesi (383 m), and Dertli Mustafa Paşa Çeşmesi (714 m).

Turkish Baths & Spa

Saray Baths (Edirne)

Saray Hamamı, located in Edirne Merkez, was added in the second half of the 14th century by Yıldırım Bayezid to the Old Palace grounds, which I. Murat had built between 1365 and 1368. This double hammam, one of the first examples of Turkish bath architecture in Edirne, has a square plan and separate sections for men and women. The hammam is within walking distance of the Edirne Museum (114 m), the Macedonian Tower (631 m), and Alipaşa Bazaar (672 m).