The Meriç and the Tunca are the two chief rivers of Edirne, a city also known as the city of waters, and there are picnic grounds and rest facilities along both.
The Meriç rises in Bulgaria and enters the country at the Edirne boundary, forming part of the border with Greece. Crossing the Meriç bridge brings you to Karaagaç, where the picnic grounds run down to the river itself. Both rivers are reached on foot or by city transport from the centre.
Getting there
- Access
- Reached on foot or by city transport.
When to go
- Climate
- Across Edirne as a whole, monthly mean temperatures run from 2.8 °C in January to 24.8 °C in July; the mean stays between 15 and 25 °C in May, June, July, August and September; rainfall is heaviest in December (71 mm) and lightest in August (23 mm). Long-term means for 1930-2025 from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).
