Best Time to Visit Troy to Avoid Crowds
Troy is one of the quieter great sites of Turkey, and for most of the year the crowds are modest, but they still exist, and they cluster in predictable patterns.
Troy Through the Centuries
Troy is usually remembered as a single moment, the ten years of the Trojan War, but the real city lived for three thousand years.
The Architecture of Troy Explained
Troy looks like a jumble of walls, and in a sense it is: the architecture of the site is a stack of nine cities, each built on the ruins of the last, spanning three thousand years.
Why Troy Should Be on Your Turkey Bucket List
Most travelers come to Turkey for its great standing cities, and Troy is none of those: it is a mound of rubble in a field near the Dardanelles, nine cities stacked on top of each other.
Visiting Troy: Tickets, Hours, and Tips
Troy is unlike any other ancient site in Turkey. It is a mound of nine cities rather than a city of standing ruins, and its fame comes from Homer’s Iliad as much as from its walls.
The Complete History of Troy
Troy is the most famous name in Western literature, the city of Helen, Achilles, and the wooden horse, and it is also a real archaeological site in the Troad of northwestern Turkey, near Canakkale.
Best Time to Visit Ephesus to Avoid Crowds
Ephesus is the most visited ancient site in Turkey, and on a summer morning its marble streets can feel like a city again, packed with tour groups from Kusadasi and beyond.
Ephesus Through the Centuries
No ancient city in Turkey tells a longer or richer story than Ephesus, and the secret of enjoying it fully is to read its stones as a timeline.
The Architecture of Ephesus Explained
The ruins of Ephesus are beautiful, but they are also a lesson in ancient engineering.
Why Ephesus Should Be on Your Turkey Bucket List
Every country has one site that sums it up, and for Turkey that site is Ephesus.
Visiting Ephesus: Tickets, Hours, and Tips
Ephesus is the most visited ancient site in Turkey, and a little planning separates a rushed, hot walk from a great day among the ruins.
The Complete History of Ephesus
Few places on earth pack three thousand years of history into one compact site.
