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The arches of the stone Meriç Bridge reflected in the still river
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Culture · Edirne · Edirne Merkez

Meriç Bridge

Meriç Köprüsü (Mecidiye Köprüsü)

A long stone bridge of the 1840s over the Meriç river south of the centre, the city's favourite place to watch the sunset.

Today: sunrise 07:35 · sunset 18:21 (calculated for this spot)

  • Open space No opening hours, no ticket
  • Ticket Free
  • Visit ~30 min–1 h

Directions See it on the Edirne map

Build a day-by-day plan with closing-day warnings and ticket totals.

What to see

The bridge has a small balcony pavilion in the middle; tea gardens on the riverbanks below look across the water to the trees of the flood plain.

Thirty minutes to an hour, ideally in the evening; walk on to Karaağaç and the old station.

Traffic crosses the bridge; walk on the pavements.

Getting there

About 2 km south of the centre on the road to Karaağaç; city buses and dolmuş run along it.

Transport lines are general directions, not checked against the operator's timetable.

Open in OpenStreetMap See it on the Edirne map

Nearby

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Eat & drink nearby

Restaurants

Cafés

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Where to stay nearby

Edirne centre has 49 places to stay licensed by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (Ministry list, counted on ilçemde on 30 Sep 2026).

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Pharmacies on duty tonight in Edirne centre ↗ The list changes every day; on-duty pharmacies stay open when the others are closed.

About this page

Location: OpenStreetMap — Meriç Köprüsü (way/170145203; Nominatim, 01.10.2026). Ticket, hours and closing days: only from the operator's own pages; anything we could not confirm there is marked “Not verified”. Last checked 30 Sep 2026.