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Municipality in Kırklareli, Turkey
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Vize (pronounced vee-ZAY) is a town in Eastern Thrace in Turkey. It's in the foothills of the Istranca Mountains, 40 km from the Black Sea coast. In 2012 the town had a population of 12,543, with 28,228 in the whole district.
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Little Hagia Sophia, Küçük Ayasofya Kilisesi
A Byzantine redbrick church, built circa 550 AD in the time of Justinian I, on a basilica plan. "Hagia Sophia" (Ἁγία Σοφία) is Greek for "Holy Wisdom" and there are some 30 churches of that name, with the best known in Istanbul. The Turkish churches later became mosques and the Vize mosque is still in use. The interior is plain, with no minbar (pulpit); somewhere beneath it lies a Temple of Apollo. The building was restored in 2007 and is supposedly open 24 hours, though you may have to ask around for the key, or peek in after prayer times.
Basic rooms with en suite bathrooms, wifi, satellite TV. Cleanliness erratic.
Boxy modern place, usually clean.
Kale Seyahat (which means "Castle Travel") buses run hourly from Istanbul Bayrampaşa, taking about 3 hr via Çerkezköy and Saray for a fare of 80TL. Pamukkale Turizm and Istanbul Seyahat bus lines also serve this route.
Read in the guideVize is a small town, with its downtown a single main street. The old town, where all the sights are clustered, is on a hillside north of main street.
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