Worth a DetourHeritageWorld War IMemorials

Gallipoli

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

Photo: Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0
Best Time to Go
Apr–May, Sep–Oct
Our full guide to Gallipoli is being written. It's on the Istanbul and Marmara list as Worth a Detour and Turkey list as Worth a Detour.

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Istanbul, Gallipoli and Troy.

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