Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Stayed at this HotelAkol Canakkale
Departure from Tour Group
Today we deviate from the tour schedule that the others will be staying on.
When we registered for the tour we made it clear we wanted to spend some time at Gallipoli. The others on the tour did not have a similar interest so we were dropped off at our hotel in Canakkale after our visit to Troy while the others continued on to …
Pilgrimmage
This morning we were met at the hotel by our tour guides driver who took us to the ferry for our intercontinental trip across the Dardanelles. This was a private organised specially for us without any additional cost. The plan was to visit Gallipoli, have lunch and then get on a public bus to go to Istanbul. At Istanbul we would be met by …
Going back in History....
We rose early the next morning for a bus trip along the coast of European Turkey, to a ferry which took us to the Asian side. From there we headed to the ruins of Troy where we climbed a mock version of the Trojan Horse before walking back through Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey It’s history spans over 4000 years. What a fascinating site! The …
ANZAC
An early start for a long bus trip to Gallipoli. On the way we watched the film and it made the visit to the area even more moving. Overnight stay in Canakkale where the Trojan Horse, used in the movie Troy, is situated on the seafront near our hotel. A quaint vollage with many busy streets ncluding a bazaar. A pity not stay longer.
Day 8 - Aegean Coast close to Gallipoi with Troy
We decided to take it easier today as my father is a history buff and really wanted to see the riuns of Troy and tomorrow the battle monuments at Gallipoli.
The drive was not too epic, but that's ok.
We were hoping to be closer to a major airport for tomorrow so that Rachele could visit us for a day, but in a trip this big, it's …


