If You're NearbyBeachesIslandsWine

Bozcaada

Çanakkale

A small Aegean island of vineyards, a castle by the harbor and quiet beaches, reached by ferry from near Troy.

Photo: HALUK COMERTEL · CC BY 3.0
Best Time to Go
Jun–Sep
Our full guide to Bozcaada is being written. It's on the Istanbul and Marmara list as If You're Nearby.

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Heritage · UNESCO

Troy

Çanakkale
About 14 miles away

The ancient city of Homer's Trojan War, its layered walls dug out above the plain.

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Worth a Detour
Heritage · World War I

Gallipoli

Çanakkale
About 43 miles away

The battlefields of the 1915 Gallipoli campaign, with Anzac Cove and memorials to all the armies that fought there.

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Worth a Detour
Heritage · UNESCO

Pergamon

İzmir
About 78 miles away

A hilltop Greek city with the steepest ancient theater.

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