Vize Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
district of Kırklareli, Turkey
About Vize
Vize of old was Bizye (in Greek Βιζύη) and stood on the northern route between Byzantium / Constantinople and Europe: the Roman historian Livy stated that it was the capital of the Thracian tribe of Asti. Every passing army smashed the place up, and around 550 AD Vize was fortified with a citadel. Its Hagia Sophia church was also built around then, later becoming Gazi Süleyman Paşa mosque. The smashings-up continued until 1453, when the Ottomans gained Constantinople and Thrace, so thereafter the town could quietly get on with making cheese and honey. Like other towns in Thrace, Vize had large populations of Greeks and Bulgars, but these were expelled after the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne. The main road to Europe now passes much further south, and Vize is too far west (for the time being) to b
Top Attractions in Vize
Explore the best things to see and do in Vize:
- ★Gazi Süleyman Paşa Mosque
Where to Stay in Vize
- 🏨Monopetra Otel
- 🏨Trak Otel
Vize Travel Guide Sections
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