{"id":9552,"date":"2026-07-18T12:21:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T07:21:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=9552"},"modified":"2026-07-18T12:21:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T07:21:49","slug":"how-you-can-still-explore-the-ancient-city-of-troy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=9552","title":{"rendered":"How you can still explore the ancient city of Troy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-testid=\"prism-article-body\">\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">Driving south out of the petite port town of \u00c7anakkale, on the northwestern tip of T\u00fcrkiye, signs for \u201cTruva\u201d and \u201cTroya\u201d begin to appear with growing frequency. The bustle of modern life gives way to the pastoral, and half an hour later, you\u2019re in the ancient city of Troy, some 3,000 years in the past.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">A towering wooden horse greets you at the gate and all around are scattered ruins, the Aegean Sea in the distance, and the plains upon which the legendary <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Trojan-War\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\">Trojan War<\/a> was fought in between.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">\u201cThe aura is so strong, [that] when Caesar visited Troy he said, \u2018Every stone has a name,\u2019\u201d says <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/avesis.comu.edu.tr\/rustemaslan\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\">R\u00fcstem Aslan<\/a>, a professor at \u00c7anakkale <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/global.comu.edu.tr\/\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\">Onsekiz Mart University<\/a>, who has spent 40 years excavating the <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/en\/list\/849\/\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\">UNESCO World Heritage site<\/a> believed to be the legendary city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Today, Hisarlik\u2014Turkish for \u201c<a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/marble.nd.edu\/item\/23ea257d-7134-4b2e-ab17-85630884b482\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\">place of fortresses<\/a>,\u201d the name for the hill where the ruins lie\u2014recounts its history through the <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/turkishmuseums.com\/museum\/detail\/2021-troy-museum-canakkale\/2021\/4\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\">Troy Museum<\/a> and the remains of architectural structures containing the echoes of <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Homer-Greek-poet\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\">Homer<\/a>\u2019s great epic, <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/history\/article\/the-odyssey-odysseus-journey\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\"><i class=\" \">The Odyssey<\/i><\/a>. For readers of legend, it imparts something akin to time travel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">\u201cI find it so moving,\u201d says Homeric translator <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.classics.upenn.edu\/people\/emily-wilson\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\">Emily Wilson<\/a>, a professor of Classical Studies at the <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.classics.upenn.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\">University of Pennsylvania<\/a>. She adds that \u201cit\u2019s still a windy city,\u201d as described by Homer. \u201cThere\u2019s that flatness of that<b class=\"cXscX \"> <\/b>landscape, where you can imagine huge armies walking across,\u201d she adds. \u201cEven though the coastline has changed over 2,000 years, if you go and gaze out over the water, you can still have a sense of, here are these rivers, here\u2019s this site of this city that was important several times over and destroyed several times over.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"RxNCg SbJgJ ykkUm PvZ nIjPJ PMXYp LmsHF SfAHY mNgye lNbol LBPRq rBLIK \">The lost city of Troy<\/h2>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The site attributed to Troy actually bears the remains of <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/history\/article\/did-troy-exist-evidence-behind-movie-myth\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\">nine different cities<\/a> that rose and fell over the ages. Archaeologists have assigned <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/archaeology.org\/travel\/interactivemap-troy\/\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\">numbers to the layers<\/a>, with Troys 6 and 7 thought to be tied to <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Priam-Greek-mythology\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\">Priam<\/a>\u2019s Ilium, the setting for Homer\u2019s <i class=\" \">Iliad, <\/i>where events led to the <i class=\" \">Odyssey<\/i>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"oLzSq QrHMO fnRUo pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW RMeqy daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc MENS nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY rPLsU iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM IEgzD OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD VWDdR ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV GPGwb oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"InlineImage GpQCA lZur asrEW \" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/i.natgeofe.com\/n\/26937a1a-0f33-4088-9766-5e0d4ba464b9\/3ED9BP1.jpg?w=767&amp;h=479, https:\/\/i.natgeofe.com\/n\/26937a1a-0f33-4088-9766-5e0d4ba464b9\/3ED9BP1.jpg?w=1534&amp;h=958 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.natgeofe.com\/n\/26937a1a-0f33-4088-9766-5e0d4ba464b9\/3ED9BP1.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=640, https:\/\/i.natgeofe.com\/n\/26937a1a-0f33-4088-9766-5e0d4ba464b9\/3ED9BP1.jpg?w=2048&amp;h=1280 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 1025px) and (max-width: 1440px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.natgeofe.com\/n\/26937a1a-0f33-4088-9766-5e0d4ba464b9\/3ED9BP1.jpg?w=1260&amp;h=788, https:\/\/i.natgeofe.com\/n\/26937a1a-0f33-4088-9766-5e0d4ba464b9\/3ED9BP1.jpg?w=2520&amp;h=1576 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 1441px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.natgeofe.com\/n\/26937a1a-0f33-4088-9766-5e0d4ba464b9\/3ED9BP1.jpg?w=1440&amp;h=900, https:\/\/i.natgeofe.com\/n\/26937a1a-0f33-4088-9766-5e0d4ba464b9\/3ED9BP1.jpg?w=2880&amp;h=1800 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Aerial view of an archaeological site surrounded by green trees and fields, a wooden walkway along front\" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl vBqtr KrDt itslR SjwtZ hakZw HlUVI UbGlr \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/i.natgeofe.com\/n\/26937a1a-0f33-4088-9766-5e0d4ba464b9\/3ED9BP1.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><button aria-label=\"Open image in fullscreen\" class=\"mLASH egFzk qXWHA ScoIf XbEWk jIRH nkbp OJpwZ hUQGO wSPfd ofvJb lIDy YIauu gGlNh ARCOA kyjTO xqlN gWRci aNnIu GDslh LjPJo UDizh gHvnI RpDvg YYtC rTpcz EDgo UVTAB hswTp sXtkB AAqU fctVp ENhiS xjUSk NatTH NqeUA dZTKY QMxMQ LpcJi wardV kcRqD fhCRd MYLFX RkJsE iEOQC yaNWn ZUpvj HoXXr \" data-testid=\"prism-ImageViewer_ExpandButton\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"CSJky HNIED JSFPu \"><default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\" \" data-testid=\"prism-iconography\" height=\"1em\" role=\"presentation\" viewbox=\"0 0 48 48\" width=\"1em\" data-icon=\"view-fullscreenEnter\"><default:path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M6.48 11.24V16h3.04V9.52H16V6.48H6.48v4.76M32 8v1.52h6.48V16h3.04V6.48H32V8M6.48 36.76v4.76H16v-3.04H9.52V32H6.48v4.76m32-1.52v3.24H32v3.04h9.52V32h-3.04v3.24\"\/><\/default:svg><\/span><\/button><figcaption>\n<div class=\"nMMea bNYiy Mjgpa dGwha DDmxa jgKNG RGHCC aBIU PriDW aiQHS lZur \" data-testid=\"prism-caption\">\n<p><span class=\"hsDdd OOSI GpQCA lZur VlFaz \" data-testid=\"prism-truncate\"><span><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ \">An aerial view of the UNESCO World Heritage-designated archaeological site that experts say is likely the city of Troy.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ YNujN JGtjI aZFDu rkKLh \">emirali kokal, Alamy<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">For more than 2,000 years, these dual works have stood as cultural peers to the likes of the<i class=\" \"> <\/i><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/history\/history-magazine\/article\/history-gilgamesh-epic-discovery\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\"><i class=\" \">Epic of<\/i> <i class=\" \">Gilgamesh<\/i><\/a><i class=\" \">, <\/i>the <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Bhagavad-Gita\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\"><i class=\" \">Bhagavad Gita<\/i><\/a><i class=\" \">, <\/i>and the Bible\u2014texts that shaped the foundations of the world we live in today. Surprisingly, however, it wasn\u2019t until recently that the hilltop outside \u00c7anakkale was recognized as Troy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">\u201cHonestly, there\u2019s nothing that actually says it\u2019s Troy,\u201d admits <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/cnelc.columbian.gwu.edu\/eric-h-cline\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\">Eric Cline<\/a>, a professor of Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies at <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gwu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\">George Washington University<\/a>. \u201cThe later Greeks and Romans thought it was, and they called it New Ilium\u2014New Troy. Archaeologists are pretty confident, mostly because there\u2019s no other better candidate. Geographically it fits. Archaeologically it fits. There\u2019s even destroyed layers that fit the [Trojan War] time period.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Over the past 160 years, several excavations have unearthed dramatic ruins, including walls, passages, streets, an amphitheater, and a destruction layer containing burned material, skeletons, arrowheads, and slingstones that some suggest are remnants of the Trojan War.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">About 90 percent of the main site has been excavated, and notably, Aslan emphasizes, it hasn\u2019t been reconstructed, unlike sites such as <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/history\/history-magazine\/article\/Minoan_Crete\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\">Knossos<\/a> in <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/travel\/article\/explore-crete-greece\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\">Crete<\/a>. The ruins visitors see here are as they were found. \u201cNowhere in the Mediterranean do you have such <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/en\/list\/849\/\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\">well\u2011preserved Late Bronze Age ruins<\/a>, except <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/travel\/destination\/Santorini\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\">Santorini<\/a>, which was covered with ash,\u201d says Aslan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">While definitive proof of the site\u2019s Trojan heritage has yet to be discovered, like Wilson, Aslan notes close readings of the text provide clues to the hilltop\u2019s legendary significance.<!-- -->\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">\u201cIf you put the Homeric epic on the landscape,\u201d says Aslan, \u201che couldn\u2019t write in more detail: two rivers, islands, mountains\u2014still there, and still more or less the same as Homer described.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">(<a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/travel\/best-of-the-world-2026\/article\/black-sea-coast-turkey\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\"><i class=\" \">Here\u2019s why T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s Black Sea coast is the Mediterranean alternative to visit<\/i><\/a>)<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"RxNCg SbJgJ ykkUm PvZ nIjPJ PMXYp LmsHF SfAHY mNgye lNbol LBPRq rBLIK \">An ongoing archaeological dig<\/h2>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The landscape tells the story but, Aslan, Cline, and Wilson advise checking out the Troy Museum<!-- -->\u00a0<!-- -->first, which provides an in-depth guide to the city layers and displays some <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/turkisharchaeonews.net\/museum\/troy-museum\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\">2,000 Bronze Age artifacts<\/a>, with another 40,000 in storage. It\u2019s located adjacent to the ruins, marked by the towering mockup of the famed <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Trojan-horse\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\">Trojan Horse<\/a>\u2014the original, of course, having been either lost to history or <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.history.com\/articles\/trojan-horse-gullibility\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\">never existed at all<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"oLzSq QrHMO fnRUo pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW RMeqy daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc MENS nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY rPLsU iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM IEgzD OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD VWDdR ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV GPGwb oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"InlineImage GpQCA lZur asrEW \" data-testid=\"prism-inline-image\">\n<figure class=\"kzIjN GNmeK pYrtp dSqFO 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place to start a visit to Troy is at the Museum of Troy, which displays exhibits about the ancient city and artifacts from the archaeological site nearby.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ YNujN JGtjI aZFDu rkKLh \">Sener Dagasan, Shutterstock<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">After the museum, visit the site, \u201cwhere you can feel the aura,\u201d says Aslan. A path through the ruins explores the layers of Troy, with signs providing excellent explanations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Cline suggests a stop at <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/turkisharchaeonews.net\/object\/schliemanns-trench-troy\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\">Schliemann\u2019s Trench<\/a> in particular: a 56-foot trench, where in 1871, <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Heinrich-Schliemann\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\">Heinrich Schliemann<\/a>\u2014the site\u2019s first excavator\u2014launched his dig, infamously blasting through Troy 6 and 7, which are associated with the war, destroying part of the remnants in the process. Those interested specifically in the Trojan myth, says Cline, should focus on these layers and \u201cthe huge stones and big walls\u201d that remain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">(<a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/history\/history-magazine\/article\/the-lost-city-of-troy\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\"><i class=\" \">How archaeologists found the lost city of Troy<\/i><\/a>)<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"RxNCg SbJgJ ykkUm PvZ nIjPJ PMXYp LmsHF SfAHY mNgye lNbol LBPRq rBLIK \">Where to stay and eat<\/h2>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Beyond the archaeological site, the town of \u00c7anakkale makes an easy weekend escape. Located along the lively marina is another Trojan Horse facsimile, this one used in the 2004 film <i class=\" \">Troy<\/i>. A short ferry ride or drive across the strait, on the peninsula, museums preserve artifacts and stories about the <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Gallipoli-Campaign\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\">Gallipoli<\/a> battlefield, the infamously brutal battle fought nearby during <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/culture\/article\/world-war-i\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\">World War I<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">There are plenty of hotels and boutique short stays. But booking near the marina keeps you close to the action. <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kulehotel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\">Kule Hotel<\/a> has a rooftop restaurant and overlooks the ferry terminal. Just outside, a winding pedestrian mall bustles with shops and seafood restaurants.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Upscale <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/liman_pasamudavim\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\">Liman <\/a><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/liman_pasamudavim\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\">Pa\u015fa<\/a><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/liman_pasamudavim\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\"> M\u00fcdavim<\/a> has sea views and serves dishes like <i class=\" \">bahk \u015fi\u015f<\/i> (fish shish kebab) or the more traditionally Turkish <i class=\" \">kuzu \u015fi\u015f<\/i> (lamb shish kebab), while busy <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/sardalyetekinemek.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\">Sardalye<\/a> offers an addictive regional take on fish and chips to travelers and locals looking for quick bites.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Even in town, discoveries that further fill in the details of Homer\u2019s tale are ongoing. After 3,000 years of history and 160 years of excavation, a sense of fascination persists. As Aslan<!-- -->\u00a0<!-- -->puts it, \u201cThere are still treasures.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">(<a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/travel\/best-of-the-world-2026\/article\/best-food-destinations\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\"><i class=\" \">Learn why this small Turkish island is one of the best places in the world for food<\/i><\/a>)<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"RxNCg SbJgJ ykkUm PvZ nIjPJ PMXYp LmsHF SfAHY mNgye lNbol LBPRq rBLIK \">How to get there<\/h2>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">From <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/travel\/destination\/istanbul\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\">Istanbul<\/a>, \u00c7anakkale is about three-and-a-half hours by car or four-and-a-half hours by bus. From Izmir, it\u2019s about four hours by car or five-and-a-half by bus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">In \u00c7anakkale, shuttles depart hourly from Cuma Pazar\u0131 Dolmu\u015f Station, located beneath an overpass.<!-- -->\u00a0<!-- -->Look for minibuses marked \u201cTruva\u201d or \u201cTroy.\u201d Rides cost about 30 lira each way and take about 30-45 minutes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"oLzSq QrHMO fnRUo pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW RMeqy daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc MENS nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY rPLsU iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM IEgzD OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD VWDdR ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV GPGwb oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX \">\n<div class=\"SDgng miqYR PMJVQ QtdQF WYbZw hwQoR SkUsC UlTly FxKvG BOli LbgCH nvgXD qZlJZ hdCKb \" data-testid=\"prism-editors-note\">\n<div class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ fIerE gzgIi sbNwD wyNiH oGaak mIoBf HPTnC SyFCf KSVzn EMccI MTazT TWYO pxDKL syqKH AAxjg AGdf YLpQy UPQXr OWaqr MWqqQ rhuiH sYoWw jOwXI GfFUP iLdhU GuqqH UXCTR ExGxl CPrEb \"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nickhilden.com\/\" dir=\"ltr\">Nick Hilden<\/a> is a veteran journalist and editor who has contributed to publications including <i>Vanity Fair<\/i>, <i>Washington Post<\/i>, <i>Rolling Stone<\/i>, <i>Esquire<\/i>, and<i>\u00a0Afar<\/i>. 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She adds that \u201cit\u2019s still a windy city,\u201d as described by Homer. \u201cThere\u2019s that flatness of that<b> <\/b>landscape, where you can imagine huge armies walking across,\u201d she adds. \u201cEven though the coastline has changed over 2,000 years, if you go and gaze out over the water, you can still have a sense of, here are these rivers, here\u2019s this site of this city that was important several times over and destroyed several times over.\u201d\"},\"type\":\"p\",\"style\":{}},{\"id\":\"html5\",\"cntnt\":{\"mrkup\":\"The lost city of Troy\"},\"type\":\"h2\",\"style\":{}},{\"id\":\"html6\",\"cntnt\":{\"mrkup\":\"The site attributed to Troy actually bears the remains of <a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/history\/article\/did-troy-exist-evidence-behind-movie-myth\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" dir=\\\"ltr\\\">nine different cities<\/a> that rose and fell over the ages. Archaeologists have assigned <a href=\\\"https:\/\/archaeology.org\/travel\/interactivemap-troy\/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" dir=\\\"ltr\\\">numbers to the layers<\/a>, with Troys 6 and 7 thought to be tied to <a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Priam-Greek-mythology\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" dir=\\\"ltr\\\">Priam<\/a>\u2019s Ilium, the setting for Homer\u2019s <i>Iliad, <\/i>where events led to the <i>Odyssey<\/i>.\"},\"type\":\"p\",\"style\":{}},{\"id\":\"7f4b109b-e09a-46aa-8834-767e7f8b6310\",\"cntnt\":{\"cmsType\":\"image\",\"ariaLabel\":\"image\",\"align\":\"browserWidth\",\"belowParagraph\":true,\"envNme\":\"prod\",\"flags\":{\"hideTitle\":true},\"qryStr\":\"forceMode=fitt\",\"mrkup\":\"\",\"placement\":\"inline\"},\"type\":\"inline\",\"style\":{}},{\"id\":\"html7\",\"cntnt\":{\"mrkup\":\"For more than 2,000 years, these dual works have stood as cultural peers to the likes of the<i> <\/i><a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/history\/history-magazine\/article\/history-gilgamesh-epic-discovery\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" dir=\\\"ltr\\\"><i>Epic of<\/i> <i>Gilgamesh<\/i><\/a><i>, <\/i>the <a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Bhagavad-Gita\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" dir=\\\"ltr\\\"><i>Bhagavad Gita<\/i><\/a><i>, <\/i>and the Bible\u2014texts that shaped the foundations of the world we live in today. Surprisingly, however, it wasn\u2019t until recently that the hilltop outside \u00c7anakkale was recognized as Troy.\"},\"type\":\"p\",\"style\":{}},{\"id\":\"html8\",\"cntnt\":{\"mrkup\":\"\u201cHonestly, there\u2019s nothing that actually says it\u2019s Troy,\u201d admits <a href=\\\"https:\/\/cnelc.columbian.gwu.edu\/eric-h-cline\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" dir=\\\"ltr\\\">Eric Cline<\/a>, a professor of Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies at <a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.gwu.edu\/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" dir=\\\"ltr\\\">George Washington University<\/a>. \u201cThe later Greeks and Romans thought it was, and they called it New Ilium\u2014New Troy. Archaeologists are pretty confident, mostly because there\u2019s no other better candidate. Geographically it fits. Archaeologically it fits. There\u2019s even destroyed layers that fit the [Trojan War] time period.\u201d\"},\"type\":\"p\",\"style\":{}},{\"id\":\"html9\",\"cntnt\":{\"mrkup\":\"Over the past 160 years, several excavations have unearthed dramatic ruins, including walls, passages, streets, an amphitheater, and a destruction layer containing burned material, skeletons, arrowheads, and slingstones that some suggest are remnants of the Trojan War.\"},\"type\":\"p\",\"style\":{}},{\"id\":\"html10\",\"cntnt\":{\"mrkup\":\"About 90 percent of the main site has been excavated, and notably, Aslan emphasizes, it hasn\u2019t been reconstructed, unlike sites such as <a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/history\/history-magazine\/article\/Minoan_Crete\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" dir=\\\"ltr\\\">Knossos<\/a> in <a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/travel\/article\/explore-crete-greece\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" dir=\\\"ltr\\\">Crete<\/a>. The ruins visitors see here are as they were found. \u201cNowhere in the Mediterranean do you have such <a href=\\\"https:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/en\/list\/849\/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" dir=\\\"ltr\\\">well\u2011preserved Late Bronze Age ruins<\/a>, except <a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/travel\/destination\/Santorini\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" dir=\\\"ltr\\\">Santorini<\/a>, which was covered with ash,\u201d says Aslan.\"},\"type\":\"p\",\"style\":{}},{\"id\":\"html11\",\"cntnt\":{\"mrkup\":\"While definitive proof of the site\u2019s Trojan heritage has yet to be discovered, like Wilson, Aslan notes close readings of the text provide clues to the hilltop\u2019s legendary significance.&nbsp;\"},\"type\":\"p\",\"style\":{}},{\"id\":\"html12\",\"cntnt\":{\"mrkup\":\"\u201cIf you put the Homeric epic on the landscape,\u201d says Aslan, \u201che couldn\u2019t write in more detail: two rivers, islands, mountains\u2014still there, and still more or less the same as Homer described.\u201d\"},\"type\":\"p\",\"style\":{}},{\"id\":\"html13\",\"cntnt\":{\"mrkup\":\"(<a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/travel\/best-of-the-world-2026\/article\/black-sea-coast-turkey\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" dir=\\\"ltr\\\"><i>Here\u2019s why T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s Black Sea coast is the Mediterranean alternative to visit<\/i><\/a>)\"},\"type\":\"p\",\"style\":{}},{\"id\":\"html14\",\"cntnt\":{\"mrkup\":\"An ongoing archaeological dig\"},\"type\":\"h2\",\"style\":{}},{\"id\":\"html15\",\"cntnt\":{\"mrkup\":\"The landscape tells the story but, Aslan, Cline, and Wilson advise checking out the Troy Museum&nbsp;first, which provides an in-depth guide to the city layers and displays some <a href=\\\"https:\/\/turkisharchaeonews.net\/museum\/troy-museum\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" dir=\\\"ltr\\\">2,000 Bronze Age artifacts<\/a>, with another 40,000 in storage. It\u2019s located adjacent to the ruins, marked by the towering mockup of the famed <a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Trojan-horse\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" dir=\\\"ltr\\\">Trojan Horse<\/a>\u2014the original, of course, having been either lost to history or <a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.history.com\/articles\/trojan-horse-gullibility\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" dir=\\\"ltr\\\">never existed at all<\/a>.\"},\"type\":\"p\",\"style\":{}},{\"id\":\"f3c011b8-e7b3-40c9-be37-855da9c0a323\",\"cntnt\":{\"cmsType\":\"image\",\"ariaLabel\":\"image\",\"align\":\"browserWidth\",\"belowParagraph\":true,\"envNme\":\"prod\",\"flags\":{\"hideTitle\":true},\"qryStr\":\"forceMode=fitt\",\"mrkup\":\"\",\"placement\":\"inline\"},\"type\":\"inline\",\"style\":{}},{\"id\":\"html16\",\"cntnt\":{\"mrkup\":\"After the museum, visit the site, \u201cwhere you can feel the aura,\u201d says Aslan. A path through the ruins explores the layers of Troy, with signs providing excellent explanations.\"},\"type\":\"p\",\"style\":{}},{\"id\":\"html17\",\"cntnt\":{\"mrkup\":\"Cline suggests a stop at <a href=\\\"https:\/\/turkisharchaeonews.net\/object\/schliemanns-trench-troy\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" dir=\\\"ltr\\\">Schliemann\u2019s Trench<\/a> in particular: a 56-foot trench, where in 1871, <a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Heinrich-Schliemann\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" dir=\\\"ltr\\\">Heinrich Schliemann<\/a>\u2014the site\u2019s first excavator\u2014launched his dig, infamously blasting through Troy 6 and 7, which are associated with the war, destroying part of the remnants in the process. 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A short ferry ride or drive across the strait, on the peninsula, museums preserve artifacts and stories about the <a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Gallipoli-Campaign\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" dir=\\\"ltr\\\">Gallipoli<\/a> battlefield, the infamously brutal battle fought nearby during <a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/culture\/article\/world-war-i\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" dir=\\\"ltr\\\">World War I<\/a>.\"},\"type\":\"p\",\"style\":{}},{\"id\":\"html21\",\"cntnt\":{\"mrkup\":\"There are plenty of hotels and boutique short stays. But booking near the marina keeps you close to the action. <a href=\\\"http:\/\/www.kulehotel.com\/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" dir=\\\"ltr\\\">Kule Hotel<\/a> has a rooftop restaurant and overlooks the ferry terminal. 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Surprisingly, however, it wasn\u2019t until recently that the hilltop outside \u00c7anakkale was recognized as Troy.\"]},{\"type\":\"inline\",\"content\":{\"name\":\"BrazeInlinePromo\",\"props\":{\"inlineId\":\"braze-inline-promo\"},\"context\":{},\"config\":{}}},{\"type\":\"p\",\"content\":[\"\u201cHonestly, there\u2019s nothing that actually says it\u2019s Troy,\u201d admits \",{\"type\":\"a\",\"content\":[\"Eric Cline\"],\"attrs\":{\"href\":\"https:\/\/cnelc.columbian.gwu.edu\/eric-h-cline\",\"target\":\"_blank\",\"dir\":\"ltr\"}},\", a professor of Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies at \",{\"type\":\"a\",\"content\":[\"George Washington University\"],\"attrs\":{\"href\":\"https:\/\/www.gwu.edu\/\",\"target\":\"_blank\",\"dir\":\"ltr\"}},\". \u201cThe later Greeks and Romans thought it was, and they called it New Ilium\u2014New Troy. Archaeologists are pretty confident, mostly because there\u2019s no other better candidate. Geographically it fits. Archaeologically it fits. There\u2019s even destroyed layers that fit the [Trojan War] time period.\u201d\"]}],{\"type\":\"inline\",\"content\":{\"name\":\"Ad\",\"props\":{\"ad\":{\"type\":\"fitt-article-inline-box\",\"className\":\"fitt-article-inline-box\"},\"className\":\"natgeo-ad\",\"placeholders\":{\"compact\":{\"size\":[300,250]},\"regular\":{\"size\":[300,250]}},\"initSelf\":true},\"context\":{},\"config\":{\"gridDisplayMode\":\"none\"}}},[{\"type\":\"p\",\"content\":[\"Over the past 160 years, several excavations have unearthed dramatic ruins, including walls, passages, streets, an amphitheater, and a destruction layer containing burned material, skeletons, arrowheads, and slingstones that some suggest are remnants of the Trojan War.\"]},{\"type\":\"p\",\"content\":[\"About 90 percent of the main site has been excavated, and notably, Aslan emphasizes, it hasn\u2019t been reconstructed, unlike sites such as \",{\"type\":\"a\",\"content\":[\"Knossos\"],\"attrs\":{\"href\":\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/history\/history-magazine\/article\/Minoan_Crete\",\"target\":\"_blank\",\"dir\":\"ltr\"}},\" in \",{\"type\":\"a\",\"content\":[\"Crete\"],\"attrs\":{\"href\":\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/travel\/article\/explore-crete-greece\",\"target\":\"_blank\",\"dir\":\"ltr\"}},\". The ruins visitors see here are as they were found. \u201cNowhere in the Mediterranean do you have such \",{\"type\":\"a\",\"content\":[\"well\u2011preserved Late Bronze Age ruins\"],\"attrs\":{\"href\":\"https:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/en\/list\/849\/\",\"target\":\"_blank\",\"dir\":\"ltr\"}},\", except \",{\"type\":\"a\",\"content\":[\"Santorini\"],\"attrs\":{\"href\":\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/travel\/destination\/Santorini\",\"target\":\"_blank\",\"dir\":\"ltr\"}},\", which was covered with ash,\u201d says Aslan.\"]},{\"type\":\"p\",\"content\":[\"While definitive proof of the site\u2019s Trojan heritage has yet to be discovered, like Wilson, Aslan notes close readings of the text provide clues to the hilltop\u2019s legendary significance.\",\"\u00a0\"]},{\"type\":\"p\",\"content\":[\"\u201cIf you put the Homeric epic on the landscape,\u201d says Aslan, \u201che couldn\u2019t write in more detail: two rivers, islands, mountains\u2014still there, and still more or less the same as Homer described.\u201d\"]},{\"type\":\"p\",\"content\":[\"(\",{\"type\":\"a\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"i\",\"content\":[\"Here\u2019s why T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s Black Sea coast is the Mediterranean alternative to visit\"]}],\"attrs\":{\"href\":\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/travel\/best-of-the-world-2026\/article\/black-sea-coast-turkey\",\"target\":\"_blank\",\"dir\":\"ltr\"}},\")\"]}],{\"type\":\"inline\",\"content\":{\"name\":\"Ad\",\"props\":{\"ad\":{\"kvps\":{\"pos\":\"fitt-article-inline-outstream-2\"},\"type\":\"fitt-article-inline-outstream\",\"className\":\"fitt-article-inline-outstream\"},\"className\":\"natgeo-ad\",\"placeholders\":{\"compact\":{\"size\":[320,50]},\"regular\":{\"size\":[320,50]}},\"initSelf\":true},\"context\":{},\"config\":{\"gridDisplayMode\":\"none\"}}},[{\"type\":\"h2\",\"content\":[\"An ongoing archaeological dig\"]},{\"type\":\"p\",\"content\":[\"The landscape tells the story but, Aslan, Cline, and Wilson advise checking out the Troy Museum\",\"\u00a0\",\"first, which provides an in-depth guide to the city layers and displays some \",{\"type\":\"a\",\"content\":[\"2,000 Bronze Age artifacts\"],\"attrs\":{\"href\":\"https:\/\/turkisharchaeonews.net\/museum\/troy-museum\",\"target\":\"_blank\",\"dir\":\"ltr\"}},\", with another 40,000 in storage. 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A short ferry ride or drive across the strait, on the peninsula, museums preserve artifacts and stories about the \",{\"type\":\"a\",\"content\":[\"Gallipoli\"],\"attrs\":{\"href\":\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Gallipoli-Campaign\",\"target\":\"_blank\",\"dir\":\"ltr\"}},\" battlefield, the infamously brutal battle fought nearby during \",{\"type\":\"a\",\"content\":[\"World War I\"],\"attrs\":{\"href\":\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/culture\/article\/world-war-i\",\"target\":\"_blank\",\"dir\":\"ltr\"}},\".\"]}],{\"type\":\"inline\",\"content\":{\"name\":\"Ad\",\"props\":{\"ad\":{\"kvps\":{\"pos\":\"fitt-article-inline-outstream-3\"},\"type\":\"fitt-article-inline-outstream\",\"className\":\"fitt-article-inline-outstream\"},\"className\":\"natgeo-ad\",\"placeholders\":{\"compact\":{\"size\":[320,50]},\"regular\":{\"size\":[320,50]}},\"initSelf\":true},\"context\":{},\"config\":{\"gridDisplayMode\":\"none\"}}},[{\"type\":\"p\",\"content\":[\"There are plenty of hotels and boutique short stays. 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