Çanakkale is a town and seaport in Turkey, in Çanakkale Province, on the southern (Asian) coast of the Dardanelles (or Hellespont) at their narrowest point. The population of the town is 106,116. Çanakkale Province, like Istanbul Province, has territory in both Europe and Asia. Ferries cross here to the northern (European) side of the strait.
The city is the nearest major town to the site of ancient Troy. The “wooden horse” from the 2004 movie Troy is exhibited on the seafront. Çanakkale is the second city to be situated on two continents after Istanbul. However Çanakkale is closer to mid-division than Istanbul.
Most of the places in Çanakkale are in walking distance. There is a Tourist Information office several meters from ferryboat station (on the right if you are coming from the ferry). You can pick up a free tourist map of Çanakkale and the surrounding areas. They also have schedules of the minibuses to Troy and ferries to Bozcaada.
Troy horse in Çanakkale
Must see places in Çanakkale
- Trojan Horse
- Archaeological Museum
- Korfmann Library
- Naval Museum
Çanakkale,
Since I love history, I loved the place. Nice people and great price.
You can feel the different atmosphere during visiting this site. This site is very impressive because everything you see is exactly like was found. I got into Trojan House and see the view from it. The ideal time to come here is in the morning. It's very hot here if you come in the afternoon. Use a comfortable shoes and…
Located right on the waters edge with a commaning view of the Dardenelles this Museum is a real bonus when visiting Cannakale.
An outdoor display of guns / cannons and other militaria. The old Fortress is open as a museum and we enjoyed it very much.
Just sitting on the seat in the grounds is nice relaxing looking out over…
I was very impressed with the Naval Museum, particularly the grounds surrounding, there is History here, being an Ozzie I was impressed with the Sculptor done of the Gallipoli Peninsular by an Ozzie Sculptor. Canakkale is a good "jumping" off point for the Gallipoli Tour & Yroy. I will return. John Lee.
The research and the archealogical digs here seem to verify that this was the place where the great battles took place as the location is central and the findings significant.
This won't take long, but is well worth a visit. Lots of great artifacts and very infomative displays. It really rounds out the archaeological heitage of the region – there is a lot more than just Troy around!
Atmosphere was nice maintenance might not have been better
My husband had been wanting to visit Troy for a number of years & had read extensively about it. We both thoroughly enjoyed it; I hadn’t appreciated that there are 9 versions of the city, built on top of one another, over a considerable time, from about 2900BC through till about 500AD. Whilst there isn’t much to see by way…
Worth a visit if you are interested in naval/war history. The park is free to enter, but the museum is inexpensive. Definitely catered more towards Turkish tourists, but some things are in English.
Troy archeological site.
Don't make a special trip.
Overall satisfaction score (0-10). 6.0
This site is not more than a few stone walls and a lot of imagination. If you are in the area and want to take a picture with the replica horse visit the site, but if you are faraway and have to make…