"Crossing the Dardanelles from Asia to Europe!" Canakkale by Kuznetsov_Sergey

Canakkale Travel Guide: 43 reviews and 216 photos

Çanakkale is a town and seaport on the Asian coast of the Dardanelles at their narrowest point. It was an Ottoman fortress called Sultaniye kalesi (Fortress of the Sultan).

This place is famous first of all because of the Persian King Xerxes who built his bridge of boats across the narrowest point of Dardanelles to land 100.000 troops on Thrace as part of his planned conquest of Europe. Xerxes' first attempt to bridge the Hellespont ended in failure when a storm destroyed the flax and papyrus bridge. Xerxes ordered the Hellespont whipped three hundred times and had fetters thrown into the water. Xerxes' second attempt to bridge the Hellespont was successful.

Alexander the Great began his eastern campaign by crossing the strait here. There were Arab and Crusader invasions in the following centuries.

You can watch my 38 high resolution photos in the Slide-show Canakkale out of my Webshot page.

European coast of Dardanelles

You can watch my 2 min 23 sec HD Video Canakkale HD out of my Youtube channel with Turkish pop music by Mustafa Sandal – Gesmis Olisun.
You can watch my 2 min 55 sec HD Video Canakkale Dardanelles HD out of my Youtube channel with Turkish pop music by Asia – Bosver Hayat Kisa.
You can watch my 2 min 23 sec HQ Video Canakkale Dardanelles slide show Part I out of my Youtube channel with Turkish pop music by Berksan - Alliahim.
You can watch my 2 min 04 sec HQ Video Canakkale slide show Part II out of my Youtube channel with Turkish pop music by Goksel – Gunun Brinde.

Me and Dardanelles!

Completed pages out of my trip to Turkey in April-May of 2008:
1) Ankara,
2) Bogazkale-Hattusas-Yazilikaya,
3) Urgup,
4) Kaymakli,
5) Goreme,
6) Zelve,
7) Uchisar,
8) Navsehir Ili,
9) Konya,
10) Pamukkale,
11) Kusadasi,
12) Ephesus,
13) Selcuk,
14) Meryemana,
15) Izmir,
16) Izmir Ili,
17) Bergama,
18) Ayvalik,
19) Troy,
20) Canakkale,
21) Istanbul,
22) Istanbul Ili,
23) Turkey.

Last visit to Canakkale: May 2008
Intro Updated Jun 11, 2009
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Reviews (14)

On the way from Çanakkale to Istanbul Restaurants (1)

On our way from Eceabat (the northern coast of the Dardanelles) to Istanbul we ha a stop in a road restaurant near... more travel advice

How to get to Çanakkale Transportation (2)

We reached Çanakkale by our excursion bus from Troy on our way to Istanbul along E87 (about 30 km). We crossed the... more travel advice

Eceabat - WWI Casualties Monument - Canakkale

WWI Casualties Monument Off The Beaten Path (2)

Canakkale is not only name of a city but also the province including the battelefileds and memorials of Gallipoli. The... more travel advice

Çanakkale Ferryboat Transportation (2)

Çanakkale Province has territory in both Europe and Asia. Ferries cross here to the northern (European) side of the... more travel advice

Things to Do (7)
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Favorites (2)
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Travelogues (4)

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Comments (19)

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starship Nov 5, 2009 at 11:56 AM

Thanks for sharing the history of Canakkale and for the photos, etc. Hope to be in Turkey once again next summer.
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Trekki Oct 3, 2009 at 12:38 AM

Oh more history :-)) I remember Dardanelles well from geography classes :-) And I love your videos and slide shows about the ferry ride :-)) Could hop on the next boat or ferry now :-)) And sing and dance :-)
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Yaqui Sep 14, 2009 at 11:39 AM

What a beautiful place filled with monuments and history! The Hitorical Panno's are fascinating! Thanks for the lovely tour!
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mvtouring Sep 6, 2009 at 6:21 AM

Another great page that helped me a lot with what to expect when I get there. So excited. Thanks ;-)
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LoriPori Jul 6, 2009 at 4:10 AM

Lots to see here in Canakkale with castles and Trojan horses.
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JLBG Jul 2, 2009 at 8:48 PM

Dardanelles (in French) and Hellespont are better known than Çanakkale. Gallipoli and Dardanelles campaign are two well known historical landmarks.
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MalenaN May 30, 2009 at 10:46 PM

Canakkale is a place in Turkey I have never been to, but it sounds to be an interesting place to visit because of the history!
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jumpingnorman Apr 27, 2009 at 11:06 AM

Would love to see that wooden Trojan horse! These new pages are really nice and I like your picture at the intro page -- we see your face better! Spaseebno, Norman :)
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deecat Apr 27, 2009 at 10:00 AM

I was able to relive my adventures in Canakkale and surrounding area through your excellent pages. Love the WWII Monument, 2 castles and the Hollywood Troy Horse.
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volopolo Apr 21, 2009 at 7:00 AM

Excellent pictures, informations!!!