Troy

troy

Troy is known world wide due to Homer’s epic poem,

the Iliad. The Greeks laid siege the city of Troy for ten years. In 1870s a German archaeologist used his fortune to finance a massive dig at a side on a hill known as Hisarlik. Several settlements were digged, the oldest dated back 5000 years. The legendary city of Troy is today refered in this archaeological place in Anatolia. Hotels near Troy

Where is Troy on Map of Turkey

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