Edirne Attractions

Once known as Adrianopolis, Edirne, capital of its province, is situated 245km/152mi northwest of Istanbul at the confluence of the Tunca and Arda with the Meriç (Maritza). It is the second largest city in European Turkey, benefiting from its position as a major road and rail junction close to the Greek and Bulgarian frontiers. It is surrounded by fertile farming country and has recently emerged as an increasingly prosperous industrial town (textiles, leather goods, staple and luxury foods, perfume).

With its endowment of mosques (including the magnificent Selimiye Camii), caravanserais, low timber houses and narrow alleyways, this historic Thracian border town still retains its Old Turkish air.