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Destinations:
Istanbul
Topkapi Palace
Ankara
Cappodocia
Konya
Aspendos
Perge
Antalya
Pamukkale
Ephesus
Aphrodisias
Kusadasi
Pergamum
Troy
Canakkale
Gallipoli
The legendary city immortalized in Homer's Iliad is located
near Canakkale. Discovered in 1871 by Heinrich Schilemann, the
reconstructed wooden horse that greets visitors pays
homage to Homer's epic.
Homer's Iliad was assumed to be based on legend, but post-digs,
Troy becomes the Homeric city of Ilium, site of an epic battle between
the Achaeans (Greeks) and the Trojans in the 13th century BC. Excavations by
Schliemann and others have revealed nine ancient cities, one on top of another
dating back to 3000 BC. Troy VI (1800-1275 BC) is the city of Priam which
engaged in the Trojan War.
There was not much to see here except the
archeological
digs and the dating of the nine layers of the ancient cities.
Click on a picture to enlarge.
Welcome sign to Troy
Troy ruins
Legendary Trojan Horse
John waving 
Troy ruins - first settlement dates to 3,000 B.C.
Signs marking many layers of civilizations
More of the Troy ruins
More of the Troy ruins
More of the Troy ruins
Leaving Troy