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Money and Shopping in Edirne
Money and Shopping in Edirne
Edirne is famous for its fruit-shaped soaps. They are not used for cleaning (although they can clean as well as other soaps do) but for decoration. Within the first months you put them into a room, they also work as natural air fresheners by releasing their fragrances.
Almond paste (badem ezmesi) is a local, soft cookie-like dessert which is made of bitter almond.
Keçecizade, Hükümet Cad. 5 (the central store; they also have stores at various other places throughout the city) (opposite Üç Şerefeli), ☎ +90 284 225-24-81 (fax: +90 284 213-30-60), . Perhaps the most well-known producer of almond paste, which also offers a variety of other traditional and local desserts. �
Brooms — While it may be a bit strange to buy brooms as a souvenir from a trip, Edirne has a long tradition of broommaking and ornamental brooms (traditionally given to brides as a gift) can be found at numerous stores (especially at those offering tourist souvenirs) around the city.
Edirne has numerous Ottoman covered bazaars.
Arasta, (just under the outer yard of Selimiye Mosque, signposted “Çarşı Girişi”). The smaller bazaar of the city where the offers of stores range from fruit shaped soaps (a basket of which start from 3 TL) to almond paste, cheap t-shirts and shoes, and Edirne-related (and especially Selimiye-related) souvenirs and trinkets. �
Alipaşa. A bigger bazaar lying long in parallel with Saraçlar Caddesi. �
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