Places to visit
Things to do in Saray
9 destinations, each with a description, how long it takes and where it sits on the map.
In short
toroti’s catalogue holds 9 described destinations within Saray, Tekirdağ. The themes that come up most: Local culture, Faith heritage, Nature.
Laladere Mesire Alanı
Laladere, one of the places where sultans came to hunt during the Ottoman Empire, is known as the place where the sultans left their tutors while going hunting. For this reason, the name of the recreation area has remained Laladere. Located within the borders of Güngörmez Mahallesi of Saray District and 13 kilometres from the district centre, the area covers 12,47 hectares.
45 minutes
Bahçeköy
It is 98 km from Tekirdağ province, 16 km from Saray district, and 140 km from İstanbul. The population of our neighborhood is 437. The residents of the neighborhood make their living from forestry work, animal husbandry, beekeeping, and most importantly tourism. The fish restaurants located in the Kastro area are worth seeing. The village’s old name was Sultanbahçe, and it later took the name Bahçeköy.
45 minutes
Safaalan
It is 107 km from Tekirdağ province and 17 km from Saray district. It is 125 km from Istanbul. Safaalan village is located on the Sultanlar road. The road used by Kanuni Sultan Süleyman during his 1.Vienna campaign is today a trekking, nature and culture route. Sultanlar Yolu reaches Safaalan via Saray Küçükyoncalı and continues via Binkılıç. Animal husbandry is practiced in the village. Buffalo yogurt and buffalo milk are among the indispensable products of the region.
45 minutes
Güngörmez
Güngörmez takes its name from a spring in a place that does not see the sun, surrounded by dense and tall trees. This spring is located in the middle of the village. On the slopes of the Güngörmez Caves, an archaeological and natural protected area near Galata Creek, there are oak, hornbeam, and wild cornelian cherry trees. The natural rock shelters on the valley slope were used as settlements in prehistoric ages and as monumental tombs in historical ages.
45 minutes
Kurtdere Camii
Built in 1893, the mosque was constructed with brick and cut stone materials and has a square plan. There are five windows arranged in a rectangular form on the facade. The entrance section is two-storeyed, while the mihrab section is single-storeyed. The upper covering of the mosque is a hipped roof. The windows on the front were made in two rows in order to illuminate the mahfil. The minaret of the structure has a single balcony and is made of brick.
45 minutes
Bahçeköy Papaz Deresi Şelaleleri
Deep in the forest of Bahçeköy, known for its buffalo yogurt and sausage, there are multiple waterfalls on Papaz Deresi, hidden within the forest texture, beneath the ruins of the gigantic aqueduct built by the Romans years ago. By continuing downward from Papaz Deresi, a hidden paradise with a gigantic rocky section on one side and the forest on the other, you can see all the waterfalls.
45 minutes
Ayas Paşa Cami
Apart from the Corfu (1537) and Kara Boğdan (1538) campaigns, in which he participated together with the sultan during his grand vizierate, which lasted about 3 years and 4 months, Hadım Süleyman Paşa’s Indian Campaign (1538) and the Victory of Preveza took place. Although he could not show much presence as a statesman, Ayas Paşa, who had an honest, just and modest character, died in 1539.
20 minutes
Aziziye Camii
The mosque, located in the center of Büyük Yoncalı Town in Saray District of Tekirdağ Province, was built in 1892. It has a square plan and was built of cut stone. The ceiling and floor are wood-covered. The mosque, whose top is covered with a wooden hipped roof, has a minaret on its west side made of thin brick, while the base of the minaret is made of stone material.
45 minutes
Güneşkaya Mağarası
In Güneşkaya, an old settlement 2 kilometres west of Saray District, there are caves and historical ruins. In the studies carried out, finds related to the Chalcolithic Age between 5000 - 3000 BC were encountered.
45 minutes