Places to visit in Turkey for Summer: Troy

Visiting Turkey is a magical experience. If you go Turkey just for cheap beach holiday, you are missing many things. There are variety of activities and things to do in Turkey.  Some good web pages about Turkey are Turkey Holidays  , https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/turkey and Holidays to Turkey

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ABOUT TROY, TURKEY

The troy city of turkey is an ancient city of turkey. This city has existed since more then 4000 years. This city has witnessed several civilizations and it was the centre of many ancient civilizations. In the past people believed that this city is only  imagination and is not real. However, this city was at last discovered in the 19^th century. The troy, turkey is situated in the hisarlik that is near to Canakkale province. You can find the traces of this great ancient city here.

This city is located at the distance of about 30 km from Dardanelles. This city was actually founded in the year 3000 B.C. this city was several times demolished and rebuilt. Around the year 500 A.D., this city was demolished and then revisited for about nine times. This city was incessantly inhabited for about 3500 years. 

The first city of troy was founded in the year 3000 B.C. and was demolished in the year 2500B.C. then troy II took the place of Troy I. the troy II was then demolished in the year 2300 B.C. and then the troy III, IV and V were formed and demolished. Not much worthy activities took place in troy during this time period. However, after the demolition of troy V lot of things happened that are considered important from history point of view. The troy VI was formed in the year 1800B.C. the walls of this city are still in good condition. The later cities of troy witnessed the great war of history.

The battle of Trojan War was fought on the land of troy. It was a very famous battle of history. When this war took place, then many people came for the help of this city from Anatolia but due to the trick of wooden house, this city was fell and was then brunt as well as destroyed. After this, this city was rebuilt by the Trojans. 

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This city is a great place for the lovers of history. You will find traces of history at this place. You must visit this place to witness the place where great battle of history was fought. 

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THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT TURKEY

The Resort of Fethiye is an extremely picturesque bay at the foot of the mountains surrounded by pine and cedar forests. You can see by the pictures that Fethiye is a popular place on the Turquoise Coast, sandy beaches, islands and mountains. But what you may not know is that Fethiye is the place to be for extreme sport such as paragliding white water rafting and diving. An extreme sporters paradise.

 

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Oludeniz is said to be the best site in Europe, possibly the World for paragliding. If you are brave enough to jump from Babadag Mountain (Father Mountain) you will experience the rush of a lifetime.

For White Water rafting go to Saklikent (meaning Hidden City) it is around 50km from Fethiye and is well worth a visit. 18km long and 300 metres deep, you are able to walk the gorge, tickle fresh trout and white water raft, a great day out for all the family. But a word of warning as you walk one of the deepest gorges in the world hang onto your footwear. It is a common occurrence to see tourist flip flops bobbing past. These waters have claimed many items of footwear which will eventually end at Patara. 

Dolmabahce Palace garden from the gateway to the sea.

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Patara is 11 miles West of Kalkan and is famous for its 12 mile long sandy beach. Don’t tell the kids but did you know that Santa Claus was born in Turkey? Saint Nic was actually born in Patara. The big guy was born in the 3^rd century and became a priest working hard to reach the rank of Bishop. It is said that he would place gold in the shoes of anyone who left them for him to find and also gave much to the poor. So instead of jetting off to the North Pole come to Turkey full of history and much warmer.

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Bodrum, might be the finest resort in Turkey. It's a peninsula in the southwest of Bulgaria and about 25 minutes’ drive from Bodrum-Milas International Airport. Bodrum peninsula comprises Bodrum-centre and the little villages of Turgutreis, Bitez, Yalikavak, Gumusluk and Gumbet. Bodrum is renowned for its nightlife and has something to offer everybody from dance buying, sun-bathing, cruising, sightseeing and feasting.

Marmaris is a popular holiday location for vacationers. It's located in the South Western part of Turkey and about 1-hour 20 minutes from Dalaman International Airport. Marmaris is a well-established and ordered resort. It's a fantastic yacht harbour and the beautiful shoreline is surrounded by pine-clad hills. Marmaris is the area for consumers. Leather, jewellery and many other souvenir shops are available. Shopkeepers are extremely welcoming and give you apple tea as well as a pleasant setting.

Fethiye is one of the popular hotels in Turkey. It really is located in the southwest of Turkey and is approximately one hour drive from Dalaman International Airport. It is surrounded by large hills and pine woods.

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Altinkum or fantastic Seashore in English is a popular resort for beach-lovers. It is located on the West shore of Turkey, 1.5-hour drive from Izmir and Bodrum Airports. Nowadays Altinkum offers exquisite beaches, water sports, good restaurants, bars and a superb value holiday!