From both sides of this modern city of lovely promenades stretch beautiful sandy beaches. An unlikely mixture of sunflower fields and vineyards cover the surrounding area. The most important architectural monument is the Sinan designed Rustem Pasa Mosque, built by Suleyman the Magnificent's Grand Vizier in 1554. The Archaeological and Ethnographical Museum displays an extensive collection of artifacts from the area. Sixty kilometers west of Tekirdag is the holiday center of Sarkoy.
Beautiful vineyards cover the entire area, and the city hosts a wine festival every year.
N orth of Tekirdag on the border between Greece and Turkey, Edirne was for some years the Ottoman capital, and in the 18 th century one of the seven largest cities in Europe. On a verdant plain of poplar trees near the junction of the Tunca and Meric Rivers, this graceful historical city welcomes visitors as they make their way to Istanbul and other points east. The people of the Edirne area trace their origins beyond the rule of the Macedonians. The Roman emperor Hadrian rebuilt the city and renamed it Hadrianople after himself. With the division of the Roman Empire, the Byzantines claimed Edirne and in 1361 Sultan Murat I added it to his empire.