Çanakkale

2 places to see from here1 night on Troy, Pergamon and Sardis

A university town on the Dardanelles, the strait between Europe and Asia. Troy is half an hour south, and Assos is a longer drive down the coast.

What to see from here

Distances are straight lines from the town centre.

25 km
Troy (Truva)
Layer upon layer of cities, from about 3000 BC to Roman times, cut through by Heinrich Schliemann’s trench in the 1870s. Allow about 2 hours, and the museum next door.
73 km
Assos
A city on a volcanic hill facing Lesbos, with the Doric Temple of Athena on top and a small harbour far below. Allow about 2 hours.