Eskişehir is a city that for a long time has been so underrated and not many foreign
travelers included in its circuit. But in today's video, I'm going to take you
with me to explore this surprisingly beautiful place, a city with about 800,000 inhabitants
that holds a very fresh energy and why this is a popular destination among Turkish weekenders.
So we are finally going from Istanbul to the city of Eskişehir. This city is just 3 hours away
from Istanbul by train, and in our case, we are taking the train from the Asian side of the
city in Bostanci station since this station is very close to our place to our house so that's why
it's more convenient taking it from here. The ticket per person costs only 85 liras and we are
taking the first-class seats which is not a lot of difference from the economy class. The economy
class tickets are already about 60 to 65 liras so why not taking the first class, apparently it's
much more comfortable and you have your own wagon so let's go see, this is our first time traveling
by train and I'm excited to do it here in in Turkey. This same train line is taking you
from Istanbul all the way to Ankara but in our case we are getting off in Eskişehir.
So finally we have made it to this other beautiful city in Turkey called Eskişehir.
It's only 3 hours away by train from Istanbul and we recommend you that if you
want to get to know another city which is not too far away from Istanbul then this is a great
choice. We want to show you as many places as we can that you can visit in 1 or even 2 days.
There are many beautiful places in the city, is so colorful, just as you can see right now, and to
be honest, I'm loving this city and this is just our first hours here and I'm already loving it.
Eskişehir means old city in Turkish, it is located along the Porsuk river
and it's situated between Istanbul and Ankara. Two of the main universities of Turkey are in Eskişehir,
that is the main reason why this city has a lively environment for its high young population.
The city is beautifully adorned with plenty of gold-colored sculptures and statues giving
that picturesque scene to the area. I also applaud the fact that the municipality takes
seriously having green areas within the city there are many trees, gardens, colorful plants
that makes us feel refreshed especially during the summer season.
So my first piece of advice will be that if you want to use the public transportation here in
Eskişehir, you must buy this card which is very similar to the Istanbulkart but this one is
called "EsKart". This one you can find it in any like little shops or stands, it only costs us 12 Turkish
liras and they will top it up there directly and just as in Istanbul you also have to link
your HES code into this card, so we are going to to leave the official website where you can do
everything in just five minutes and with your passport number so it is quite easy and for free of course.
This is not a very big city this is not like Istanbul of course, but even if you want to go
to other parts of the city and famous places for example Sazova park and one river where you can
also take gondolas we recommend you taking the public transportation especially if it's
summer because for example right now it's the end of August and it is quite hot right now.
So we didn't want to walk all the way from Odunpazari to this area, it was just 2 or 3 stations
by tram but we recommend you doing that, each area is very well connected by transportation.
So now we're here in our first stop in this little restaurant which is just right next to
the river where you can take the gondolas and this is a special dish that it's quite famous here in
Eskişehir city and this is called ciborek and this one it's quite famous because
there is a story that a lot of people who migrated from Crimea area which are called the Tatars,
they came to this area many centuries ago and they brought with themselves
this special dish, is a Tatar food so that's why you will be able to
to find the ciborek especially in Eskişehir because this is the main area where the Tatar
groups migrated to, and this one looks quite puffy and maybe it might look big
for you but in reality it's not that filling these are filled with minced meat, with onion
and they are fried, and of course, you cannot miss the special ayran which goes really well with
these ones and especially for hot weather as right now it's quite hot outside so right now it comes
really refreshing. I just love ayran. So let's try them how they really taste.
So we have finally made it to this famous park in Eskişehir
this is called Sazova park and here is where we can see the famous like disney type castle
and also there are many other interesting things to see and to visit here in the same
place, we just took a short bus from Odunpazari, it was the number 11 and in about 10
to 11 minutes we were already here, so it was quite easy. So let's check together this place.
The entrance fee to this park is totally free of price so you can come here, this is
a very frequented place not just by tourists but also by locals. Doing picnics here
are totally forbidden so don't expect that you will be able to come and have a picnic
but there are many areas where you can enjoy these beautiful gardens this beautiful park, the castle
so we will be showing you right now.
This place is considered as Eskişehir Disneyland park
and as you can see it is because of the beautiful castle that they have in here
but if you look carefully at it, you will realize that that is not just a normal castle
if you see carefully you will realize that you can see actually the Galata tower and also some
minarets adorning that castle so it has a quite interesting structure and architecture.
This is a science culture in our park and this area is also divided into so many sections because
here you can find many buildings that are related to science art and also many restaurants, as you
can see behind me also you can find an artificial lake where also many people can do kayaking.
So if you are into these kind of activities definitely you must come here in Eskişehir
It feels strange!
it feels weird! No, I got scared. I see people actually going there and it seemed quite easy,
but um I got a bit afraid, I can feel how it moves and no, I don't want to fall or anything like that.
I'll give it another try. I'm giving it another try, but I'm going slowly slowly.
Look, for example this one this has the castle, Odunpazari.
Turkish weather!
Even though this mosque was built in the 1960's and
basically is a new mosque, I can tell you that it has an exquisite exquisite
architecture. As you can see the design, is beautiful, outstanding, and I recommend you
coming here if you have some extra time to spend in Eskişehir, you will love this place.
We were here trying to get the gondola ride or the ferry ride but unfortunately since
it is a long weekend for the Turkish people because there is a long holiday, everything was
already booked, so basically we couldn't ride any but if you want to come here and if you
don't find a lot of people, then you can take it and for the gondola ride, you will have to
pay 50 liras per person and for the ferry where it is a shared ferry very little type
and you will pay 10 Turkish liras per person, as well i don't know how long
it's each ride so just come and ask here and they will take you along this river.
So this is another specialty that we can find here in Eskişehir city and this is called met helvasi and
this one the helva this one is made of lemon, sugar, water, oil, and flour, so you already know
that if you are coming here to Eskişehir here you also need to try this one because this is special
from this city and this is some type of dessert, look here we have the place where we bought it
and this is what it looks like, it's very soft
do you want some as well? So good.
this is so good.
i might go buy some extra to take back back home in Istanbul because
I'm pretty sure this one we will finish it in one or two days, it's really good.
One of the most visited areas in Eskişehir is definitely this one.
This one is called Odunpazari and is situated in one of the oldest settlements of the city here you
will be able to find a lot of colorful little old houses dating back to the Ottoman
empire. As you can see, we can find beautiful picturesque places and you will love this area.
So when coming here, we invite you to visit this place, this is a must here, also the environment is
quite lively we will find many cafes restaurants and even many weekends we can also find many
little bazaars where you can do some shopping handcrafts and everything so don't miss this place.
This is a 16th century Ottoman mosque located in Odunpazari. It was built in 1517.
This mosque received its name because its dome is covered with lead.
This place should be included in your must-do here in Eskişehir, this offers beautiful views
from the city especially in the evening almost at night, we highly recommend you coming
here, do not skip it because it's situated in one of the hills of Eskişehir so the
views from here are truly impressive but surely I want to recommend you something, that when you
are coming here we highly recommend you take a taxi from Odunpazari because coming up here
if you walk on your own it will be quite tiring, I mean, it will be very difficult, so that's why
we recommend you taking a taxi from there and in this city, in Eskişehir, taxis are
quite affordable, so you will find a very good deal and just come all the way up here and maybe it
will be easier for you going back to Odunpazari by foot on your own or you can take a taxi as well.
This park is totally free to enter, the only thing is that if you want to to have a picnic or
a fire or whatever you need to know that they are forbidden you cannot do that here, you will
find also a very beautiful artificial waterfall and that's where the name of Şelale park comes
from, that means waterfall park so you will find as well many beautiful points to take pictures and
videos at and we're trying to find as well some windmill that it's around here and some other
sculptures so if we find them we are going to show them.
In this park we can also find some sculptures of Don Quixote, and Sancho Panza these are some of the
most interesting places that you can visit while in Eskişehir. Remember that there are many other
places but this is what we did in two and a half days, this is a city that for sure you will enjoy
it a lot, there are many places and activities for all family and for sure you will love this city,
plus remember, it's a place that is very close to Istanbul it is just 3 hours away by train
and if you want a quick get away from Istanbul you can choose this beautiful city, you will not
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