A week in Edirne, Türkiye

Seven days in Edirne, each a walk through best-known places that lie close together, the best known first: day one starts at Edirne Palace. 39 stops in all.

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Day 1

  1. Edirne PalaceArchaeological site · On the map
  2. Arif Agha MosqueMosque · 1.2 km on from Edirne Palace · On the map
  3. Sherefeli MosqueMosque · 0.3 km on from Arif Agha Mosque · On the map
  4. Selimiye MosqueMosque · 0.5 km on from Sherefeli Mosque · On the map
  5. Old Mosque (Edirne)Mosque · 0.3 km on from Selimiye Mosque · On the map
  6. Grand Synagogue of EdirneSynagogue · 0.7 km on from Old Mosque (Edirne) · On the map

6 stops, 3.9 km on foot along the streets: about 48 min of walking.

Day 2

  1. Church of Sts. Constantine and HelenTemple or shrine · On the map
  2. Defterdar Mustafa Pasha MosqueMosque · 1 km on from Church of Sts. Constantine and Helen · On the map
  3. Edirne MuseumMuseum · 0.7 km on from Defterdar Mustafa Pasha Mosque · On the map
  4. Atik Ali Pasha mosqueMosque · 0.1 km on from Edirne Museum · On the map
  5. Beylerbeyi mosqueMosque · 0.6 km on from Atik Ali Pasha mosque · On the map
  6. Gazi Mihal Bey MosqueMosque · 1.4 km on from Beylerbeyi mosque · On the map

6 stops, 5.2 km on foot along the streets: about 1 h 3 min of walking.

Day 3

  1. Gazi Hodja MosqueMosque · On the map
  2. Lari MosqueMosque · 0.7 km on from Gazi Hodja Mosque · On the map
  3. Darülhadis MosqueMosque · 0.6 km on from Lari Mosque · On the map
  4. Meriç BridgeBridge · 0.9 km on from Darülhadis Mosque · On the map
  5. Evliya Kasim Pasha MosqueMosque · 0.7 km on from Meriç Bridge · On the map
  6. Kadı Bedreddin MosqueMosque · 0.8 km on from Evliya Kasim Pasha Mosque · On the map

6 stops, 6.2 km on foot along the streets: about 1 h 15 min of walking.

Day 4

  1. Mezit Bey MosqueMosque · On the map
  2. Ayşekadın MosqueMosque · 0.8 km on from Mezit Bey Mosque · On the map
  3. Şeyh Çelebi MosqueMosque · 0.4 km on from Ayşekadın Mosque · On the map
  4. Yahya Bey MosqueMosque · 0.6 km on from Şeyh Çelebi Mosque · On the map
  5. Baruthane MosqueMosque · 0.9 km on from Yahya Bey Mosque · On the map
  6. Sultan Bayezid II ComplexMosque · 1.2 km on from Baruthane Mosque · On the map

6 stops, 5.2 km on foot along the streets: about 1 h 4 min of walking.

Day 5

  1. Balaban Pasha MosqueMosque · On the map
  2. Sarıca Pasha MosqueMosque · 0.9 km on from Balaban Pasha Mosque · On the map
  3. Hıdır Agha MosqueMosque · 0.2 km on from Sarıca Pasha Mosque · On the map
  4. Kuşçu Doğan MosqueMosque · 0.6 km on from Hıdır Agha Mosque · On the map
  5. Kanuni BridgeBridge · 0.8 km on from Kuşçu Doğan Mosque · On the map
  6. Bedevizade Ahmed Bey MosqueMosque · 1.4 km on from Kanuni Bridge · On the map

6 stops, 5.7 km on foot along the streets: about 1 h 10 min of walking.

Day 6

  1. Bademlik MosqueMosque · On the map
  2. Şah Melek MosqueMosque · 1.3 km on from Bademlik Mosque · On the map
  3. Sheikh Shuja MosqueMosque · 0.3 km on from Şah Melek Mosque · On the map
  4. Şehabeddin Pasha MosqueMosque · 1.3 km on from Sheikh Shuja Mosque · On the map

4 stops, 3.7 km on foot along the streets: about 46 min of walking.

Day 7

  1. Muradiye MosqueMosque · On the map
  2. Molla Mustafa Pasha MosqueMosque · 0.6 km on from Muradiye Mosque · On the map
  3. Selçuk Hatun MosqueMosque · 0.9 km on from Molla Mustafa Pasha Mosque · On the map
  4. Sitti Sultan MosqueMosque · 0.2 km on from Selçuk Hatun Mosque · On the map
  5. Süle Çelebi MosqueMosque · 0.9 km on from Sitti Sultan Mosque · On the map

5 stops, 3.8 km on foot along the streets: about 47 min of walking.

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Good to know

  • Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
  • The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
  • Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.

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