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Edirne (Turkey)

Description: Situated in the westernmost part of Turkey, close to the borders with Greece and Bulgaria. It is the gateway from ... more

Edirne (Turkey) ... Europe and is home to many mosques, elegant domes and minarets.

Newest Review: ... our arrival. For roughly £12 a night we got ourselves a twin-bedded cell with en suite broom cupboard. The Aksaray does not have anything as modern or useful as air-conditioning but our room did have a standing electric fan which, two evenings later, caused a blackout across the floor and sent himself flying across the room. Like all Turkish towns the streets of Edirne are alive with the ... more

... hustle and bustle of commerce from early in the morning until late at night. Teenage boys carried trays of tea glasses from business to business, an elderly man heaved a handcart of deliciously scented peaches up and down the awkward kerbs and waiters to...more

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Edirne (Turkey): Get ready grapple fans - it's Edirne (2068 words)
by - written on 25/07/08 (Very useful, 186 readings)
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Of all the places in Turkey we visited during our travels around the Black Sea, my very favourite was the city of Edirne. It's in 'Turkish Thrace', that part of north western Turkey between Istanbul and the Bulgarian border; Edirne is also just a couple of kilometres from the border with Greece. We had begun our three month trip in Turkey and once we had crossed the border into Georgia and beyond, we started to fully appreciate the kindness, warmth and general efficiency of the Turks. Coming back into Turkey near the end of the trip was like coming home after a long time away. Edirne not only reinforced those things we liked, it had them in abundance and it ... Read the complete review