From Canakkale you can visit the splendid ancient site of Troy, founded in the Bronze Age about 3000BC, as a fortified fishing village. Archaeologists have found nine different levels of habitation of different eras, which provide a fascinating insight into life through the ages in this region.

The wars that raged between the Greeks and the Trojans in ancient times have left the legend of the Trojan Horse and at Troy one can see a replica of the famous horse. South of Troy is Pergamum, once a magnificent sprawling Greco-Roman seaport, and for many years a rival to both Rome and Alexandria.