Troy
The ancient city of Troy, also known as the place where the Trojan War mentioned in Homer’s Iliad took place, was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1998. The city, which is one of the most famous archaeological sites in the world with its history dating back to 3000 BC, is located within the borders of Çanakkale province.
According to the legend of the foundation of Troy, Elektra, the daughter of the sea nymph Thetis and the god of the sea Oceanus, gave birth to Dardanos as the wife of Zeus. Dardanos’ son Tros founded the city called Truad, and his son Ilus founded the city of Troy.
Kaz Mountain, on the skirts of which Troy was founded, is the place where the world’s first beauty contest, which was also the cause of the Trojan War, was held. The beauties participating in the beauty contest are Hera, Aphrodite and Athena. Paris, who assumes the role of selector, chooses Aphrodite, who promises him Helena, the wife of the king of Sparta. Paris’s kidnapping of Helena also starts the war.
Excavations carried out in Troy since 1871 have revealed that the city was founded and destroyed many times throughout its history. In addition to nine city layers, forty-two building levels were unearthed. As a result of excavations that continued in later years, a theater, baths, various findings, a highly developed sewage system and building foundations were also reached.
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Turkiye
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Visa in not needed for EU citizens.
Languages spoken
English, Turkish
Currency used
Turkish Lira
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