TOUR CODE : CAN - 02 PORT : CANAKKALE & DIKILI TOUR DESTINATION : TROY + PERGAMUM + ASCLEPION TRANSPORTATION : BY A/C CAR OR MINIBUS DURATION OF TOUR : APPROXIMATELY 4 HOURS MEAL : AT LOCAL RESTAURANT EN ROUTE

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE TOUR

Drive to the ruins of Troy and visit this legendary city of Homeros with his two epic poems "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey". The city is also linked with the German Excavator "Schliemann", who discovered Troy here by using the topographical data found in Homer. When he discovered golden, silver and bronze vessels, cups, diadems and earrings, it was the sensation of the age. The city of Troy is consisting of nine settlements strata in the same hill of Hisarlik and the first settlement is dating to 3000 BC. Continue to Bergama along the coastal road and the famous mountain of Olympos of the Gods and Goddesses. Visit to Pergamum, the famous Hellenistic-Roman city, established in the 4th century, the capital of powerful kingdom rivalling Macedonia and Egypt. On the Acropolis of Pergamum, ancient structures dot the hillside down to the edge of the modern town, among them the Temple of Athena and a large theatre, the most steepest one in the world, further Zeus Altar, only the fundaments, because the original is in Berlin Museum. Archaeologosits continue to rebuild the city, which was renowned also for its legendary library and the invention of parchment paper. After lunch in the down town proceed to Asclepion, the medical complex, named after Asclepius, God of Healing. Galen, "The Prince of Physicians" practised here at the fame complex. During visit you can inspect the ruins and some reconstructions of the comfortable facilities : The Pump Room, where spring waters were taken, a theatre and the Temple of Asclepius. Drive back to the small town of Dikili after a ride of 20 minutes.