Things to Do in Mihalgazi: 4 Places to Visit

Places to Visit in Mihalgazi

While you are in Mihalgazi, you can also see the highlights of Eskişehir province. These places are in other districts; Mihalgazi is about 29 km from the provincial centre.

• Odunpazarı Houses — The historic quarter on the hills where the city first grew up; with its winding streets and colourful timber houses with bay windows, it preserves the Ottoman urban fabric and has been on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List since 2012. Many of the houses are now museums, workshops or cafés.
• Odunpazarı Modern Museum (OMM) — A contemporary art museum designed by the Japanese architect Kengo Kuma with stacked timber beams, inspired by Odunpazarı's past as a wood market; it opened on 7 September 2019 with the collection of Erol Tabanca, an architect and collector from Eskişehir.
• Kurşunlu Complex — A complex of mosque, soup kitchen, caravanserai and madrasa built by Çoban Mustafa Paşa in 1525; its caravanserai is counted among the works of Mimar Sinan.
• Porsuk River Banks — The banks of the Porsuk River, which divides the city centre in two, have been landscaped with bridges, walking paths and cafés; gondola and boat tours run on the river.
• Midas Monument and Midas City (Yazılıkaya) — A 17-metre Phrygian cult façade carved into the rock around 600 BC in the Yazılıkaya neighbourhood of the Han district; the name Midas appears in the Phrygian inscriptions.
• Pessinus (Ballıhisar) — A Phrygian and Roman city in the village of Ballıhisar, south of Sivrihisar, and the most important place of worship of the mother goddess Cybele.

Practical Information for Visiting Mihalgazi

Suggested time

Half a day

Best time to visit

Spring and summer

Places to visit

4 places

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  Çibörek (fried meat pastry)

  The Crimean Tatar heritage of Eskişehir, çibörek is the best-known flavour of the region.

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  Met Helvası (starch halva)

  A traditional halva specific to Eskişehir.

Culture, Local Products and Economy of Mihalgazi

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  Köse Mihal

  The district bears the name of Köse Mihal, a companion in arms of Osman Gazi.

Local Products

• Vegetables — The district meets an important part of Eskişehir's seasonal vegetable needs.

Economy

The economy is based on vegetable growing and agriculture.

How to Get to Mihalgazi

Mihalgazi is about 29 km from Eskişehir city centre as the crow flies. The district is reached by road from Eskişehir city centre via Sarıcakaya.

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Other Districts of Eskişehir

• Eskişehir Central District 7 places Eskişehir Castle, Eti Archaeology Museum and Lüle Taşı Workshops
• Alpu 3 places Alpu Plain, Alpu Grand Mosque and Alpu Mound
• Beylikova 4 places Beylikova Plateaus, Beylikova Ulu Mosque and Sakarya River Banks
• Çifteler 7 places Sakaryabaşı Picnic Area, Çifteler Stud Farm (Anadolu Tarım İşletmesi) and Çifteler Grand Mosque
• Günyüzü 4 places Günyüzü Castle, Günyüzü Plateaus and Günyüzü Grand Mosque
• Han 6 places Yazılıkaya (Midas City), Hüsrev Paşa Mosque and Underground City
• İnönü 6 places İnönü Battlefield, İnönü Battlefield and Monument and İnönü Castle
• Mahmudiye 5 places Mahmudiye Stud Farm, Mahmudiye Plateaus and Mahmudiye Grand Mosque
• Mihalıççık 11 places Sakarya River Valley, Gürleyik Natural Waterfall and Yunus Emre Tomb
• Odunpazarı 9 places Odunpazarı Historic Houses, Odunpazarı Modern Museum (OMM) and Kurşunlu Complex
• Sarıcakaya 4 places Sakarya River Canyon, Sarıcakaya Castle and Sarıcakaya Forests
• Seyitgazi 7 places Yazılıkaya - Midas City, Seyit Battal Gazi Complex and Phrygian Valley (Upland Phrygia)
• Sivrihisar 12 places Sivrihisar Rock Formations, Ballıhisar (Pessinus) Ancient City and Sivrihisar Grand Mosque
• Tepebaşı 11 places Porsuk River, Porsuk River and Gondola Tour and Sazova Science, Art and Culture Park