Edirne was for some years the Ottoman capital, and in the l8th century one of the seven largest cities in Europe. On a verdant plain of poplar trees near the junction of the Tunca and Meric Rivers, this graceful historical city welcomes visitors as they make their way to Istanbul and other points east.

SITES OF INTEREST: Koru Mountain and Söğütlük forest recreation areas, Sarayiçi, Erikli beach, Edirne and Enez castles, Khrysopege Church, Peykler Medresesi (old theological school), Saatli Medrese (old theological school), Saray-ı Cedid, (New Palace), II. Bayezıd and Sokullu or Kasım Pasha complexes, Yıldırım Bayezıd, Eski Beylerbeyi, Gazi Mihal, Mezit Bey (Yeşilce), Muradiye, Şah Melek, Üç Şerefeli and Selimiye mosques, Bazaar, Ali Pasha Shops and Arasta, Rüstem Pasha Inn (caravansary) and Ekmekçioğlu Ahmed Pasha Inn also called Ayşe Kadın, Küçük Rüstem Pasha Inn, Gazi Mihal, Saraçhane (Şehabeddin Pasha), Fatih, Bayezıd, Yalnız Göz, Saray (Kanuni), Tunca, Meriç bridges, Uzunköprü, Edirne Archeology and Ethnography and Edirne Turkish Islamıc Works Museums.