Daily Edirne City Tour from Kirklareli

Pick up from your hotel in Kirklareli and depart for Edirne City Tour. After about 1 hour drive we will reach Edirne. Edirne was the second capital city of Ottoman Empire after Bursa and before Istanbul so we will start the tour with famous SELIMIYE MOSQUE that built in 1575. The mosque was named after Ottoman Sultan Selim II and was designed by Ottoman’s greatest master architect, Mimar Sinan (1490–1588). The mosque the highest minarets in Turkey, at 70.90 m and a cupola 1.22 m higher than that of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. The mosque is one of the most beautiful mosques in the World and do worth to see with its speacial marble handicrafts, spectacular tiles and fine paintings. As we exit the museum for sure we will visit the ARASTA BAZAAR (old local market’s present version). Here you can see local traditional Turkish Delights as well as local handicrafts and such. Next we will visit the OLD MOSQUE that was built in 1414 and for sure we will visit the OLD OTTOMAN PALACE, known as “EDIRNE PALACE” as well, dating back to 1475. After that w will have free time for lunch. During this time do not forget to taste the local food, fried liver. Edirne has many historical arch bridges as the Meric and Tundzha rivers pass around & through Edirne so will visit the most famous one MERIC BRIDGE from mid 19th cent. During the tour we will also be visiting the KULLIYE OF BEYAZID II (Beyazid II Islamic Complex). After the tour transfer back to your hotel. We hope your tour was a memorable one and we look forward to seeing you in the future on another TravelShop Booking Tour. Thank you for choosing TravelShop Booking.