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The ancient city of Adrianople (or Hardrianopolis) is today known as Edirne. Edirne is definitely an overlooked city in the European a part of Turkey (Thrace) and was the capital from the Ottoman Empire for some time before Constantinople eventually fell and have become their new capital.
Turkey is definitely an extraordinary country that everyone should visit – and when anyone has any queries about visiting Turkey, then your email address details are likely to be to one's liking. While most people consider the most famous attractions in Turkey, the country also boasts a number of other off-the-beaten-track attractions such as the cliff-hanging Sumela Monastery on the Black Sea coast in eastern Turkey that few ever visit.
Options to consider about Edirne / Adrianople
Adrianople or Edirne is full of stunning Ottomon buildings including breathtaking bazaars, mosques, museums, the ruins of ancient palaces, older Roman and Byzantine ruins, and the world's largest frying pan (for real).
Edirne is a stone's throw in the border with Greece and Bulgaria (the historical region of Thrace is today divided up between your modern states of Turkey, Greece, and Bulgaria).
- Location: In Turkish Thrace (European Turkey)
- Old Name: Adrianople
- Thrace: Historical Region Divided Between Turkey, Greece, and Bulgaria
Edirne was the main city of the growing Ottoman Empire from 1369 to 1453 – a time of 84 years. As you visits the little city today, it's possible to feel how this was when the capital of the mighty rising empire. It served as the second capital of the Ottoman Empire (the first was Bursa – also not so a long way away from Istanbul).
- Ottoman Capital: Between 1369 and 1453 (84 Years)
Edirne is only around 235 km (146 miles) west of Istanbul and one should spend a minumum of one night and two days there. Alternatively, it can be visited on the excursion from Istanbul if a person would really like a busy day.
The area surrounding Edirne has been the website of a few of the largest battles and sieges from the empires from the region (such as the Battle of Adrianople in 378 once the Goths destroyed the Roman army and killed the Roman Emperor Valens). Edirne has historically claimed to be the most frequently contested spot on the planet.
- Built: By Roman Emperor Hadrian
It was refounded through the great Roman Emperor Hadrian who was famous for his many construction projects (including the famed Hadrian's Wall in Britain).
The Remarkable Architecture of Edirne
Visiting Edirne is about the architecture that represents the truly amazing day of Ottoman architecture. The truly amazing mosques are:
- Eski: (1418)
- Muradiye: (1436)
- “Ucserefeli: (1447)
- Beyazit II: (1488)
- Selimiye: (1575)
As with all mosques in Turkey, readers are welcome to visit admission free. Remember to dress modestly (no shorts for males or ladies and a headscarf for ladies). Remove one's shoes and when it's prayer time, then women should be in the designated women's section of the mosque.
Other Ottoman attractions include the graceful old Ottoman stone bridges and browsing through the bazaar and covered markets.
In accessory for the mosque, addititionally there is the newly rebuilt Great Synagogue that's even the largest Jewish house of worship in the Balkans. It absolutely was abandoned since 1983 but has since been restored. It's open for worship and readers are welcome – there is a security checkpoint to get inside.
- Great Synagogue: Recently Restored And Opened To The Public – The Largest Within the Balkans
Don't forget to seek out the old Roman ruins around the place and find out the picturesque wooden Edirnek^ari (“Ottoman Victorian”) houses from the modern city.
As of April 2022, there are extensive restoration and renovation works happening in Edirne and thus a few of the popular buildings might not be open to the general public (or partially available to the general public).
Also, some of the museums don't have any information in English as few international tourists ever think of visiting see the once magnificent former Ottoman capital.
The Largest Fry pan In The World
Edirne's most unusual attraction may be the world's largest frying pan. It's on the roadside just from the city and has been certified by the Guinness World Book of Records as being the world's biggest.
- Size: 6.72 meters (22 feet 0.5 in) In Diameter
The fry pan is 6.72 m (22 ft 0.5 in) across and was used on 12 May 2022 to prepare 600 kg of calf liver was cooked with 2,520 liters of oil. The food was then provided to the people who were attending the advent and also to two local student dormitories.
Just down this charming country road that the largest frying pan is on, is really a quaint village that is full of superb coffee shops and places to unwind and take in the ambiance. There is also a historic train station with a historic train on display.
