Europe > Turkey > Edirne: Weather, Climate and Travel Guide

City in Turkey located near the Greek and Bulgarian borders, Edirne has approximately 100 000 inhabitants. It is at the confluence of the Tundzina and Arda. Constituting a kind of hub for travelers arriving from Europe, it also offers numerous attractions: the Selimiye Mosque, built on a hill overlooking the city; Mosque with three balconies, with its four minarets, one has three balconies explaining the name of the monument; Rustem Pasha Caravanserai, now converted into a hotel; the old bridges in the city, including one dated thirteenth century; the fortifications built in Roman times; the big clock tower; the bazaar, not far from the tower, where you will be intoxicated with colors and smells; the Great Synagogue, which is a copy of that of Vienna; Bulgarian Church of St. George; the Health Museum of Sultan Beyazid II; the Archaeological Museum, with its prehistoric origin dolmen; the Museum of Islamic Art; Saraclar Caddesi shopping street, lined with cafes and shops of old architecture very typical. The climate of the city is temperate continental, with hot, dry summers and rainy especially in autumn and spring. The nearest airport to reach Edirne is one of Istanbul, where you can take a bus to the city, with 10