Canakkale

Although celebrated for its setting on the Dardanelles, Canakkale has little to detain you. However, it is a useful base for visiting the Gelibolu (Gallipoli) sites and the sparse ruins of Troy. Almost everything of interest in town - park, naval museum and archeological museum - is within walking distance of the ferry docks, close to the start of the main Demircioglu Caddesi. The bus station is out on the coastal highway, Ataturk Caddesi, a fifteen-minute walk from the waterfront; if you’re arriving on the bus from Istanbul, get off at the ferry rather than going out to the bus station. At the tourist office beside the ferry docks (daily 8am-noon & 1-5/8pm; tel 0286/217 1187) pick up a free map of the Gallipoli battlefields.