Canakkale / Eceabat - Troy Tour

08.00 You will be picked up from your hotel in Istanbul (Pick up time can change according to your hotel location.)

08:30 Depart form Eceabat and will pass across the Dardanel by car ferry and then pick the  other people from Canakkale then drive to Troy to proceed to the ancient site of Troy, 36km south of Canakkale. Your guide will walk you around the 9 layers of ancient cities built on top of each other the earliest dating back to 3000 B.C. The commentary is filled with mythical stories of the site & surrounding areas while filling you in on the history of the excavations past & present. The story of Troy is part-mythology & part-archaeology.

On tour you will visit:

* A replica of the wooden horse that you can climb into for a photo.
* City walls dating from early Bronze Age up to the Romans, in all, 9 different settlements.
* Excavation information centre which holds exhibits from the work underway.
* The fortification walls of Troy Vl with its tower & gateway entrance.
* Temple of Athena - the focal point of a great annual festival in honour of the goddess Athena.
* Schliemann’s trench - the discoverer of Troy?
* The entrance ramp to Troy ll.
* The sanctuary - an important religious centre of its time.
* The odeon - intended for the presentation of musical performances.

13:00 At the end of the Troy Tour, you will be droped of your hoptel in Canakkale or Eceabat