Edirne Day Trip
A short drive from Istanbul, Edirne was the capital of the Ottoman Empire from 1361 to 1453 when Fatih Sultan Mehmet conquered Constantinople and made Constantinople his capital. Edirne’s old city retains its medieval street plan, with its streets laid out in a grid. Many fine old Ottoman wooden houses line the streets of the old city. The jewels of Edirne are three mosques, each unique in design and important in Turkish history. The most well-known is The Selimiye Mosque is Sinan’s masterpiece and Edirne’s crowning glory, which sits atop a hill overlooking the city. The old city and the mosques are definitely worth a Day Trip to Edirne.
Edirne Day Trip
Route: Old Ottoman Capital, Selimiye Mosque, Bayezid Hospital, Mimar Sinan Historical Bridge
Tour Type: Regular Edirne Tour
Duration: Full Day
INCLUDED
- All transportation by A/C No Smoking vehicles
- English speaking professional tour guide
- Entrance fees for sites and museums
- Lunch
EXCLUDED
- Personal expenses
- Optional programs
- Tips – driver and guide
- Any other meals or services not specified in ‘Prices Included’
NOTE: Tour departs with a minimum of 8 participants. Please contact us if you have less than 8 participants.
If you are in Istanbul for longer and looking for options for Istanbul Getaways, you can also check Hidden Village – Bursa
It is home to three special mosques, each unique in its own right. We will pick you up at your hotel at 7 AM for the three-hour drive to Edirne. We will visit each of the three mosques: Eski Camii which was built of cut stones and bricks between 1402-14.
It is known for its fine white marble portal and decorative calligraphy on the interior walls and pillars; Üç Şerefeli Camii whose name comes from the three balconies on its 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; and Selimiye Mosque, Edirne’s crowning glory. It was built for Selim II. (1566-74) by the Architect Sinan, the masterpiece of his old age. The symmetrical design is strongly emphasized by the four minarets and the soaring rise of the central dome.
We will also visit Meriç Bridge (New Bridge); Kule Kapısı (12 Tower Gate), which is all that remains of the tower that once protected the principal gate of the citadel; and Beyazıt Külliyesi, which included a mosque and a hospital, famous for the skill of its surgeons and where the insane were treated by musical therapy. We will depart Edirne at 3.30 PM for our return to Istanbul, returning you to your hotel at about 6 PM.
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