Troy Day Tour

Visiting a replica of the wooden horse that you can climb into for a photo, excavation information centre which holds exhibits from the work underway, the fortification walls of Troy Vl with its tower and gateway entrance, Temple of Athena - the focal point of a great annual festival in honour of the goddess Athena, Schliemann's trench - the discoverer of Troy, The entrance ramp to Troy ll, The sanctuary - an important religious centre of its time, the odeon - intended for the presentation of musical performances and current excavations in progress. 07:00 am Pick up from your hotel and depart early morning for afternoon tour of Troy. Arrive at lunch stop in Eceabat around 12:00 pm then we take a ferry across the dardanelles and drive to Troy which is famous with the legendary Trojan Horse from the times of beautiful Helen , the Queen sparta,and Paris, the trojan prince. After the tour, return drive to Istanbul. Drop you off at your hotel. End of the tour. On tour you will visit and hear about: The Trojan Horse which was used in the movie Troy The Trojan Horse (Did it really exist ?) Helen of Troy (Was she the real cause of the war ?) The Trojan Wars Battle between Achilles an Hector The 3200 years old city walls of Troy VI and VII The East gate of VI (VIP entrance of Troy VI) The Temple of Athena Walls of Troy II and Megaron House Walls of Troy I (The oldest ruins of Troy) The trench of Schliemann The ramp of Troy II The Scaean Gate The Gate of Troy VI (Where possibly the tricky wooden horse was taken) Sanctuary (Sacrificing Altars) Roman Bath Odeon (Music theatre) South gate of Troy VI Bouleuterion Ruins of agora (Market place) 17.00 End of the tour 18.00 Depart Back to Istanbul 23.00 Drop off to hotels in Istanbul To customize or get a tailor made day tour to Troy please contact your travel Read more: http://www.luxuryistanbul.com/itemDetails.aspx?id=125&an=troy-day-tour#ixzz3JxgmHDqc