'''Enez''' (pronounced ''ay-nayz'', [http://www.enez.gov.tr]) is a small town (pop. 4,000) in southwestern corner of Eastern Thrace, European part of Turkey. It is located on the northern shores of the Aegean Sea, near where the river Maritsa (''Meric'' in Turkish, ''Evros'' in Greek) empties into the sea. Its ancient name was ''Ainos''.
Get in
by bus
There are one or two direct bus connections daily with Istanbul in summer. The seats are sold out in a very short time, so buy your ticket in advance. If you don_ft have a ticket bought beforehand and simply can_ft just secure a seat on your departure day, you can buy a ticket for Ke?an instead, which has a lot more connections with Istanbul which don_ft generally need to be booked. In Ke?an_fs ''otogar'' (bus station), take a public minibus or courtesy minibuses which your bus company provides, and ask to be dropped at ''eski garaj'' (pronounced ''ays-kee ga-rrazh'', ''zh'' like ''j'' in French), which is the former and much smaller bus station of the town. At ''eski garaj'', you will be able to find a (likely non-air conditioned) minibus heading for Enez, departing within half an hour at most. Ke?an-Enez ride takes about an hour while Istanbul-Ke?an takes about three and a half hour.
There are also direct buses from Edirne.
by car
Go to Ke?an first, which can be reached by taking D110/E90 from Greco-Turkish border/Ipsala (west), D110/E84 from Istanbul/Tekirda? (east), D550/E87 from Edirne (north), D550/E87/E90 from Gallipoli/Canakkale (south). In Ke?an crossroad, take the southerly road (D550/E87/E90, follow _eCanakkale_f signs) if arriving from west/east/north and after you left the crossroad with traffic lights about 2 km behind, take the road to west (follow _eEnez_f signs, for which you should watch out as those signs are not very big). From Ke?an, Enez is a 60 km drive away and the road is somewhat narrow in some parts.
by train
The nearest station is in Uzunkopru, about 80 km away and which has two daily connections with Istanbul. Once in Uzunkopru, you can either take direct buses or take a minibus to Ke?an and transfer there to another one bound for Enez.
Get around
The town centre is 4-5 km away from the beach, where there are accommodation facilities and lots of _esummer houses_f. There is a minibus connection once every two hours between the town centre and the beach. You can also hitchhike on that road very easily. Check out the narrow and curvy bridge which has no barriers on the road to beach.
See
'''Castle''', which has a Byzantine chapel on its grounds, is situated right next to the banks of Maritsa river. The opposite bank of the river is actually another country: Greece.
Do
'''Take a stroll''' on the beach or in the pine woods near the beach.
'''Swim'''.
Go '''birdwatching''' in Maritsa delta and nearby lakes (for example Lake Gala).
'''Watch the sun''' setting behind the Greek island of Samothrace, that huge black mountain rising suddenly out of the sea.
Buy
Eat
Because of the town_fs location on both seashore and the banks of a major river, it is possible year-round to buy and eat both saltwater and freshwater fish cheaply.
Drink
You can have a cup of tea or coffee in the garden of ruins of an inn, known as ''?ngiliz K??las?'', which is serving as an outdoor cafe now (near the beach). The name of the inn (_gbarracks of the Englishmen_h in Turkish) comes from the fact that the building was once used by the British traders who were buying oak trunks to produce charcoal in Britain. Infrequently located oak trees you may see near the beach are the remnants of a lush oak forest which covered the whole area before the trade.
Sleep
There is only one hotel in the town centre. There are more guesthouses (''pansiyon'') in the beach neighbourhood.
Ege Otel. n the town centre. 90 284 811 60 86.
Stay safe
Keep in mind that it_fs not _ecool_f to swim in Maritsa River. As the riverbed is exactly where Greco-Turkish border is, this area is passageway of illegal immigrant smugglers, so anyone swimming in the river may be detained or fined by either Greek or Turkish authorities for _eillegally entering the country_f. Go to the sea instead.
Stay healthy
The '''mosquito''' population of Enez is exceptionally large, largely due to its location near the swamps created by Maritsa delta. Their bites are also exceptionally painful, so don_ft forget to pack a repellent, screen, and anything else that will keep mosquitoes away from you. No need to worry about malaria though, the worst mosquito bites can cause is (heavy) itching, as malaria is totally eradicated (or already unknown since time immemorial) in this part of the world.
Also beware of '''sea urchins''', which are relatively common in the area, when swimming.
Contact
Enez_fs telephone code is '''284''' (+90 284 when calling from out of Turkey).
Get out
Other towns and villages located along the northern shore of Saros Bay, namely Sultanice, Erikli, Mecidiye, Sazl?dere and Adilhan. This region is also popular with scuba divers as Saros Bay is one of the cleanest and liveliest (in terms of marine ecology) bodies of water in Turkey.
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