varieties and shopping possibilities.
SITES OF INTEREST: Fidanlık, Musaözü, Mestan Pınarı, Kalburcu, Çatacık, Şoförler Çeşmesi and Madensuyu forest recreation areas, Çardak and Gümele hot springs, Midas city and Yazılıkaya, Pessinus, Seyitgazi Nekropolü, Seyitgazi and Sivrihisar castles, Seyit Battal Gazi and Kurşunlu complexes, Alaeddin, Bardakçı village, Hoşkadem, Kurşunlu, Hamamkarahisar and Kılıç Mescit mosques, Sivrihisar and Gecek Village Grand Mosques, Yunus Emre and Şeyh Edebalı mausoleums, Himmet Dede, Alemşah and Hoca Yunus vault tombs, small mosques of Mülk and Hazinedar villages, Seyitgazi Inn (caravansary), Eskişehir Archeology, Eskişehir Ethnography, Eskişehir Atatürk and Culture, Yunus Emre, Seyitgazi, Yazılıkaya Open Air, Pessinus Archeology Museums.
MUSEUMS: Eskişehir Museum Address: Akarbaşı Mah. Irmak Sok. Eskişehir
Tel: (222) 210 17 49
Archeology Museum - Museum Tel: (+90 - 222) 230 13 71
Open hours to visit : 08.00a.m - 12.00a.m / 13.00p.m - 16.00p.m
Yunus Emre Ethnography Museum - Museum Tel: (+90 - 222) 233 76 16
Open hours to visit: 08.00a.m - 12.00a.m / 13.00p.m - 16.00p.m
Eskişehir Governorship Meerschaum Museum - Museum Tel: (+90 - 222) 233 05 82
Seyitgazi Museum Address: Seyitgazi Eskişehir Tel: (222) 671 30 82
HISTORICAL SITES AND RUINS: Pessinus - Sivrihisar
Ancient Cities : Frig Valley, The Midas (Yazılıkaya) (Written rock), Pessinus, Doryleaum,
Karacaşehir, Midas Monument
Külliye and Mausoleums : Yunus Emre Külliyesi and Mausoleum, Seyit Battal Külliyesi
The Traditional Eskişehir House
The house of Nasrettin Hoca : Nasrettin Hoca, who is the founder of the jokes which hold an important place in the world humor literature was born in Hurt Village of Sivrihisar District in 1208. The commemoration festivals and folk literature seminars in the name of Nasrettin Hoca have been arranged in Hortu Village in Sivrihisar District of Eskişehir every year.
National and Natural Parks : Geyik Area Nature Mausoleum
Ornithology Areas : Sakarya Basin, Türkmenbaba Mount, Aliken, Balıkdamı, Sarıyar Dam and Hamam Mount Bird Areas are in Eskişehir.
Caves : Eskişehir Caves
Thermal Springs : Sakarılıca Thermal Tourism Center
SIGNIFICANT DAYS:
Local Days of Celebration: İnönü Victories İnönü 1 April
Commemoration Day for Seyyit Battal Gazi Seyyit Gazi District 1 September
Commemoration Day for Prof. Dr. Mehmet Kaplan Sivrihisar 5 March
Arrival of Atatürk at Eskişehir İl Centeri 21 June
Commemoration Day for Mihal Gazi Eskişehir 27 December
Commemoration Day for Hızır Bey Eskişehir 6 March
Freedom from Occupation Days: Freedom Day - Eskişehir İl Centeri 2 September
Freedom Day - Mahmudiye District Mahmudiye 18 September
Freedom Day - Sivrihisar Sivrihisar 20 September
Festivals: Meerschaum White Gold Festival Provincial Center 21-24 September
Significant Weeks: Yunus Emre Culture and Art Week Provincial Center-Mihalıççık-Yunus Emre Village 6-10 May
Week of Foundations Eskişehir 30 November
Festivities: Nasreddin Hoca Birthday Festivities Sivrihisar and Nasreddin Hoca Village
8-10 June
Alpu Melon and Watermelon Festivities Alpu-Uyuz Hamamköyü 12 September
Tepriş Festivities Alpu-Fevziye Village June
Mahmudiye Local Pure Blood Arabian Horse Races Mahmudiye October