As one of the most beautiful cities of Anatolia, Eskişehir is one of the most preferred tourism regions of recent times with its rich cultural heritage, deep-rooted history, geographical structure and entertaining nightlife.. The fact that Eskişehir is close to both Ankara and Istanbul, and the transportation from these cities between 1.5 and 2 hours by high-speed trains and the large number of “Eskişehir places to visit” ensure that the number of visitors of the city has been high in recent years. .
Places to Visit in Eskişehir?
There is a high probability that visitors who come to Eskişehir or plan to visit Eskişehir do not know where to start their tour Therefore, those who want to take a “Eskişehir tour” We recommend you to read this article we wrote about the must-see places before you start your tour.. In the meantime, we recommend those who are considering a trip to Eskişehir to stay for at least one day, as the city, which is home to many historical and natural beauties, has many must-see places. Well, where can you visit Eskişehir, which is considered one of the most developed and modern cities in Turkey?
1. Porsuk Stream
The Porsuk Stream, which is considered among the most important symbols of Eskişehir, is the longest branch of the Sakarya River, and is located in Dumlupınar, with Kızıltaş Water and Altıntaş. Bayatcik Stream, which connects its plain, is its farthest source.. Porsuk Stream, passing through Kütahya and Eskişehir , empties into Sakarya and has a total length of 448 km.. If you have come to Eskişehir , we recommend that you do not return without making a trip with boats or sandals on the Porsuk Stream.. To briefly talk about the gondola rides on the Porsuk Stream; the gondolas are used by captains dressed in Venetian garb, each gondola has a capacity of 4 people and usually takes an average of 20 minutes per voyage.. Renting a gondola costs 15 TL.
2. Odunpazarı Houses
Odunpazarı Houses, located in one of the most touristic areas of Eskişehir and in a protected district, are historical buildings from the Ottoman Period. They constitute the most striking structures of the region with their architecture and motifs.. Odunpazarı houses are generally built in two different types.. In the first of these; the entrances of the houses are from the street and their gardens are at the back, but in the second; the gardens of the houses are in the front and the houses are built in the garden. Odunpazarı houses are built as 1, 2 and 3 storeys and there is a sofa and rooms around it.. In multi-storey houses; The ground floor is used as a kitchen and a warehouse, while the upper floor is used as a living area.. The most important part of the houses is; These are the corner rooms with windows that are larger than the other sections and built on both sides on the front facades.. Odunpazarı Houses, which can be visited today with the taste of an open-air museum, are established on the hills on the south side of Eskişehir’s Odunpazarı district and extend to the area called almond grove.. According to the legend; The first people who settled in Eskişehir hung a sheep liver in Odunpazarı and the area where Porsuk Stream is located to decide where to settle, and they decided to choose a settlement based on which one would last longer.. First, they preferred Odunpazarı as a settlement because the liver they hung in the Porsuk Stream was spoiled.
3. Atlıhan Bazaar
There are boutique shops where many different products are sold in the bazaar, which is right next to the Kurşunlu Mosque and Complex.. This world-famous bazaar, where handicrafts are sold every year, visited by thousands of local and foreign tourists, will give you the impression of an old mansion at first glance. When you enter through the outer door, an inner courtyard welcomes you.. Although the shops on the sides of the courtyard are two floors, they actually belong to a single building.. While the upper floors of some shops are used as workshops, some of them serve for sales purposes.. During the Ottoman Period, the villagers, when they came to the city, brought their horses to this inn before going to the square where the wood market was set, and tied their horses to the middle, rented a room from the inn, took care of their business during the daytime and stayed here at night.. For this reason, it took its name as Atlıhan, as it was known as an inn where horses were tied in the middle.. The inn, whose original structure was preserved until 2006, has been restored and turned into a bazaar where handicrafts are sold.
4. Meerschaum Museum
Meerschaum, known and used for 5000 years, is also known as “White Gold”. The museum, which is accepted as the first meerschaum museum in the world, has been in existence since 1989, although it is within the Kurşunlu Mosque and Complex.. Although the first works of the museum were provided by the Meerschaum festival and competitions organized regularly every year, today, more than 400 products made by 60 different artists are exhibited in the museum.. The most interesting products in the museum are; They can be listed as accessories such as pipes, prayer beads, bookmarks, necklaces and bracelets.
5. Phrygian Valley
The Phrygians, who existed politically and culturally in the Eskişehir, Afyonkarahisar and Kütahya provinces of the Upper Sakarya Valley, existed as a very effective power in the region they were in during the classical period.. The mountainous Phrygian Region called the Phrygian Valley, which is home to many different formations such as fairy chimneys in Cappadocia, Yazılıkaya Ruins, which was nominated to be included in the World Cultural and Natural Heritage list, Phrygian Rock Monuments, also known as Open Air Temples, Midas Monument Yazılıkaya, Unfinished Monument, Hyacinth Monument or Checkered Monument, also known as Motif Monument, Küçük Yazılıkaya Monument, also known as Arezastis, Bahşiş Monument, also known as the Bahşiş Monument, Monumental Phrygian Rock Tomb, Gerdekkaya Tomb Monument, Hamamkaya Monument, Aslanceklı Shrine as well, Cruise It is under protection since it hosts many archaeological and protected areas such as the known Büyükyayla Necropolis and Phrygian Castles.
6. Yazılıkaya Ruins (Midas City)
The city, which is located within the borders of Han district, 80 km from the city center, is located at an altitude of 1315 meters, in a rectangular shape and on the Phrygian plateau.. The MIDAS MONUMENT is accepted as the most important structure of the Ancient City and the region.
7. Midas Monument
It was accepted as “YAZILIKAYA” because of the Phrygian inscriptions on the monument, but it was called “MIDAS MONUMENT” because it was called “MIDAS” in written sources. The monument, which went into literature, is a typical example of Phrygian art.. The monument, which is estimated to have been built around 550 BC and is located on a rock mass protruding forward on the northeastern skirt of the Midas Ancient City, was named MIDAS MONUMENT because of the presence of Midai writing in Phrygian on a flattened bedrock on the upper left part of the monument. It has been referred to as a written monument by the people of the region due to the inscriptions on it.. The monument has a height of about 2 meters, but faces east and is 16.5 meters wide.. In the 1930s, a northward-moving courtyard and 4 column bases found as a result of excavations in the fill soil on the bedrock around the monument were accepted by researchers as a large open-air cult complex dedicated to the Mother Goddess Matar.. As the most interesting feature of the monument; It is accepted as the three inscriptions on the surface of which the mystery has not been fully resolved even today.. First inscription; It has a length of 11 meters, bears the name of King Midas, and the letter sizes vary between 0.45 m and 0.40 m.. The second inscription; It is located on the side frame on the right side of the monument, has a length of 4.75 meters, the word father on it attracts a lot of attention, the letter size of the inscription, which is thought to be more special than the first inscription, is 0.25m.. Third inscription; It is located in the niche on the left side of the monument, starts from the left wall of the niche and continues over the back wall to the right wall, is 4.45 meters long and letter sizes vary between 0.40 and 0.45 meters.
8. Areyastis Monument
The monument, also known as Küçük Yazılıkaya, was built on one of the rocks 1.7 km north of Yazılıkaya Village and 130 meters from the road.. This name is given because of the Phrygian word “Areyastin” on the inscription on the right side of the monument, which draws attention because it is right across the Gözde Castle and the Baked Castle, and it is also known as the Hasanbey Rock in the region.. The monument has a height of 5.5 meters and a width of 4.2 meters. The roof of the monument, which is crowned with an apex acroter, has a triangular pediment and there is a window in relief on both sides.. There are 3 Phrygian inscriptions on the monument.. The first inscription, 7 meters long, begins on the left side of the frieze and continues both to the right and to the left of the acroter.. The second inscription, 8 meters long, is at the top of the monument and is located in the bedrock. The third inscription, 3 meters long, was carved into the rock from top to bottom and on the side of the monument.. Although all of the inscriptions can be read well, their meanings are unknown.
9. Unfinished Monument
It is thought that the monument, which is located 200 meters west of the Midas Monument, was left unfinished due to the disproportion in its architectural features, which is why it was named Unfinished Monument.. The pediment moldings of the monument, which is 7 meters high and 10 meters wide, are decorated with relief lozenge motifs.
10. Gerdekkaya Tombs
The Grave Monument, located 500 meters from Çukurca Village, was created by carving the eastern side of a large rock mass.. When you enter through the entrance door, you are greeted by two tomb doors located side by side at the back of the hall.. While the arched burial vessels on the side and back walls of the grave chambers are the most striking details, it is known that the Gerdekkaya Tomb was built during the Hellenistic Period and additions and changes were made in the Roman and Byzantine Periods.
11. Karakaya Cave
It is located within the borders of Yamlıkaya Village of Mihalıççık district and is very easy to access.. You can see stalactites, columns, popcorn-shaped dripstones, cover dripstones and watery dripstone pools in the cave, which is one of the most important points of the region in terms of tourism.
12. City of Pessinus
The city, which is located within the borders of Ballıhisar village, 16 km from Sivrihisar district and was founded in the name of “Goddess Kybele”, was built by the Phrygians.. The city, which had its heyday during the Pergamon Kingdom period, also hosted the Tolistoboglar, a tribe of Galatians, during the Hellenistic Period.
13. Yunus Emre Tomb and Museum It is located in Yunus Emre Town, which is connected to. While his first tomb was destroyed during the Greek occupation, the words “Come, Let’s Meet, Let’s Make Things Easy, Let’s Love Be Loved, This World Will Be For No One” written on the front of the tombstone of his new tomb, which was built in 1949, summarizes Yunus Emre’s philosophy of life and is also used in the museum located in the same region. , the remains of the first tomb, plates with Yunus Emre’s quatrains and books about the poet are exhibited.
14. Seyit Battal Gazi Kulliye
The tomb of the famous Islamic Commander Seyit Battal Gazi, who commanded the Umayyad expeditions against Byzantium, is within the borders of Seyitgazi District and on the east side of Üçler Hill, which is 150 meters high. exists. Battal Gazi, who is known to have died in 740, fought his last battle in front of the Nakolea Castle, which is within the borders of the district.. Inside, Battal Gazi and 1. The area where the tomb is located, where names such as Keykubat’s mother Ummuhan Hatun are also located, are among the most important Seljuk works that have survived to the present day, although it was built as a social complex when it was first built.. The most striking work in the complex, in which there are structures such as tomb, çilehane, mosque and classroom; Battal Gazi’s 5-meter sarcophagus is shown. Another remarkable part of the building is; Çilehane, which was actively used until the first years of the Republic, is a place where people retreat to their own reality in an area of one square meter.. The classroom, also known as the madrasah; It is important because it bears traces of the educational understanding of the period.
15. Sheikh Edebali Tomb
The tomb built in the name of Sheikh Edebali, the father-in-law of Osman Bey, the founder of the Ottoman Empire, who is known as the person who formed the most basic stones of the founding philosophy of the Ottoman State, is also a place of residence. It is located within the borders of Odunpazarı district of Eskişehir province.. He is also an important person because he was educated by Hacı Bektaş-ı Veli and Mevlana.
16. Kurşunlu Mosque and Complex
The mosque, which was built by Vizier-sanî Mustafa Pasha in 1525, is located in the Paşa Mahallesi of the Odunpazarı district.. The mosque, which takes you on a journey through history with its magnificent domes and silent garden, and takes you back to the Ottoman Period, consists of 7 different sections as Imaret, Soup Kitchen, Caravanserai, Shadirvan, Mosque, Primary School, Mevlevihane, also known as Madrasah, and Tabhane.
17. Alaaddin Mosque
The mosque, which is a Seljuk work and located in the city center of Eskişehir , was built as a mosque in 1267, but was used as a museum between 1944 and 1951. Later, with the opening of Eskişehir Archeology Museum, it was opened to worship again as a mosque.
18. Doğanlı Castle
The castle, which belongs to the Phrygian Period, is located near Çukurca Village of Seyitgazi District, but the castle was named Doğanlı Castle because the rock on the upper part of the castle resembles a “born”.. Although it is known that the castle was used in the Roman and Byzantine periods, underground passages and tombstones were added during the same periods.
19. Han Ancient City
The ancient city, located in the southeast of the city center, consists of 3 rooms built by carving the natural rocks underground. It is connected to a clean water channel in the north.
20. Republic History Museum
The museum, which was built by Architect Kemalettin as Turan Numune School in 1916, but started to serve as the Republic History Museum after the restoration works carried out in 1994, in the process following the War of Independence, It was established to explain the economic, political, cultural and social changes that took place in the Republic of Turkey with documents.. In the museum, Atatürk’s; Models of many important ships such as Yavuz, Muavebet-i Milliye, Bandırma Ferry are on display, along with many personal belongings and 131 photographs from the Battles of İnönü, the Battles of Sakarya, the Battle of Çanakkale and the Great Offensive.
21. Black Cave
The cave, located at the starting point on the northern side of the Sakarya River, is one of the most interesting tourism elements of the region due to its stalactites, stalagmites, wall stalactites and columns.
22. Eskişehir Great Mosque
The mosque, which was built in 1274 by Eminiddin Mikail, a close friend of Mevlana, is considered one of the most successful examples of Seljuk Period works.
23. Sarıkaya Cave
The cave, located 1.5 km from Karakaya Cave and on the left side of Çatalkaya Stream, has a beauty that fascinates its visitors with its stalactites, stalagmites, curtain dripstones, dripstone pools and formations of columns. .
24. Küllüoba Mound
The history of Küllüoba Mound, located 35 km from the city center and 15 km from Seyitgazi district, dates back to the Late Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Ages.
25. Ottoman House
1st of Parliament. The house, which was built by Halil İbrahim Efendi, known by the nickname of “Yeşil Efendi”, a deputy of the period, is also important because it has the richest decorative art and woodwork among the Odunpazarı Houses, as well as because it hosted Mustafa Kemal Atatürk after the War of Independence.. It is estimated that the house, which serves as a restaurant and museum today, was built between 1880 and 1892.
26. Avlakkaya
Avlakkaya, located 35 km from the city center, has a beauty that will impress its visitors with its waterfall and colors of every shade of green it contains.. One of the indispensable preferences of nature lovers, the region also offers many nature sports, expeditions and picnic alternatives.
27. Çatacık Forests
The forest, located on a plateau between the Sündıke Mountains and 93 km from the city center, is home to a deer breeding farm, as well as being a place for nature lovers with its rich vegetation and air containing plenty of oxygen. is among their first choices.
28. Reşadiye Mosque
The mosque, which was named Reşadiye Mosque because it was built in a time period coinciding with the Sultan Reşat Period, is one of the most beautiful examples of Ottoman architecture with its domes and minarets, but it is one of the most beautiful examples of Ottoman architecture in Istanbul. It is estimated that it was inspired by the Yeni Mosque in. Yelinüstü Cave
The cave, which is located within the borders of Günyüzü district and has a very easy access road, has a length of 420 meters, consists of two different parts and is home to beautiful dripstones.. Based on the ruins found inside the cave, it is estimated that a life in the cave was lived in ancient times.
30. Contemporary Glass Arts Museum
Turkey’s first glass arts museum, the museum was put into service in 2007.. Along with the works donated by many local and foreign artists to the museum, works by 42 different artists are exhibited in the museum.
31. Yelini Cave
The cave, which is 271 meters long, is located within the boundaries of Kayakent town.. Although the dripstones and columns inside are quite remarkable, different formations such as many rooms and halls can be found inside the cave. formed as a result of carving an adjacent rock mass. The building, also known as the Lion Temple, took its name from the word “Solon” in the inscription on the door lintel of the main office.
32. Şehr-i Aşk Island
An artificial island located on the Porsuk Stream and accessed by a bridge, the island is home to a small stream surrounded by a lush green area and a park area.. Although the island was opened in 2010 to place the image of love in the city, there are also logs inside the island where you can engrave the name of your loved one.. The fact that the logs are protected so that the names you have engraved are not deleted is also a point to be considered.
33. Educational Cartoons Museum
The museum, which was established in 2004 as a subordinate of Anadolu University Cartoon Art Research and Application Center, includes a main hall, a portrait room, Eskişehir Cartoon Masters Room, Poster Room and Turkish Cartoon Art. Along with the Masters Room, the ground floor of the museum is used to host temporary and mixed exhibitions.. Among the works that are constantly exhibited are; important humor magazines, sculptures, books and plates.
34. Waterfall Park. The park, which continues to serve in summer and winter months, is heated by placing heaters by covering it in winter months.
35. Eskişehir Wax Sculpture Museum
The museum, whose full name is Yılmaz Büyükerşen Wax Sculpture Museum, is the first and only wax sculpture museum within the provincial borders of Turkey.. The museum, which started to serve as of 2013 and contains wax statues of historical and popular people with a lively and lifelike impression, consists of 5 different sections and hosts a total of 160 wax statues.. To briefly talk about the works exhibited in the museum according to the sections; In the first hall, hall A, characters such as Atatürk and his comrades, Atatürk’s family, Ottoman sultans, presidents and figures belonging to symbols such as the Ottoman Empire, the War of Independence and the Republic are displayed in hall B, which is the second hall, from the world of press, broadcasting, sports and art. Wax statues of many famous people such as Orhan Gencebay, Kemal Sunal, İbrahim Tatlıses, Barış Manço, Adile Naşit, wax statues of historical characters such as Alparslan, Seyit Battal Gazi, Nasreddin Hodja, Yunus Emre in the third hall, hall D, hall D, which is the fourth hall. Inside, wax statues of former politicians such as Turgut Özal, Adnan Menderes, Alparslan Türkeş and some of today’s politicians, and in the fifth, that is, the last hall, E hall; wax sculptures of education, memories and awards are on display.
36. Çukur Çarşı
You can find many places to relax in the bazaar, which was used as a fish market in the past, but later turned into a park and brought into tourism, as well as many shops where souvenirs made of meerschaum, a stone unique to Eskişehir, are sold.
37. Kentpark Eskişehir
There is Turkey’s first artificial beach, a pond and a pool in the park, which is located between the Otogar and Gökmeydan District and is established on a very large area.. Although it is not bordered by the sea, Kentpark attracts special attention from the people of the region due to its artificial beach, and there are also playgrounds, walking tracks, restaurants and cafes.
38. TCDD Eskişehir Museum
Opened in 1998, the museum is located in the same building as Eskişehir Train Station.. In the museum; Many different railway vehicles and materials, such as steam locomotives, items belonging to historical persons, telegraph machines and stamps, are exhibited. if necessary; Koçakkıran Cave, located within the borders of Otluk Village of Mihaliççık district, and Alpu Kocakızlar Tumulus, 3 km from Karahöyük, consisting of two dromos, three vaulted rooms and a tomb hidden under the filling, Located 13 km from the city center and declared as a thermal tourism region in 2006 by the decision of the Council of Ministers, the Kızılinler Hot Springs, Sakarılıca Thermal Springs, located in an area surrounded by forest within the borders of Mihalgazi district, and We can sort it as Sazova Science, Culture and Art Park, known as Eskişehir’s largest park.
