Top Things to do in Canakkale Province
Top Restaurants in Canakkale Province
10 Budget-friendly Things to do in Canakkale Province That You Shouldn't Miss
Discover the best top things to do in Canakkale Province, Turkey including Gallipoli National Park, Anzac Cove, Gallipoli Battlefield, Canakkale Sehitleri Aniti, 57. Piyade Alayi Sehitligi, Aqualand Canakkale, Canakkale Naval Museum, Bozcaada, Adatepe Olive Oil Museum, Apollon Symintheion Ruins.
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1. Gallipoli National Park
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 234 reviews
Gallipoli was the site of a major battle in World War I and this peninsula, part of the Dardanelles, is still remembered as a major defeat for the Allied Forces—and a springboard for the future Turkish leader Mustafa Kemal. The beautiful, quiet park is dotted with memorials and other features; it is the site of a big annual memorial for the thousands of Australian and New Zealand forces who died here.
Reviewed By anavaquer - Eugene, United States
This was a very moving place. It is an extremely beautiful peninsula and yet so much suffering took place there once upon a time. It is a beautiful memorial to the Ottoman and Australian soldiers that fought here and died. It is now a peaceful and beautiful memorial.
2. Anzac Cove
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5.0 based on 274 reviews
Reviewed By 375barriel - Hampshire, United Kingdom
such a beautiful place, but such a tragic history, you don't need to be a history/war buff to get a true feeling for this place, tours on this site are greatly enhanced by having a guide that is well versed on the story of Gallipoli, the sites are well looked after Please remember these are war graves and treat the site with the respect it deserves
3. Gallipoli Battlefield
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5.0 based on 338 reviews
Reviewed By radbrad73 - Dallas, United States
I am an American who is deeply interested in history and found myself with some time to visit a place I’d always wanted to see, but never thought I’d have the opportunity. I booked a four-day private tour to the Gallipoli battlefield sites with Crowded House Tours and Ramazan Altunas. My guide was Bulent “Bill” Yilmaz Korkmaz. I had read several books on the Gallipoli campaign before visiting, and had the luxury of time, so I knew I wanted to do a deliberate, in depth tour of the battlefields. I booked the trip about three months ahead of time, and Mr. Altunas worked with me to arrange a schedule of what I wanted to see, while Bulent put boots on the ground to make it happen. Bulent took me to the most important sites, but also to many that were off the beaten path. Bulent truly was able to put me in the place where the events happened, giving me the context and a sense of place that comes from someone born and raised in the area and with a broad knowledge of its’ history. Spending most of our time walking, it gave one time to discuss what we were seeing and appreciate what the soldiers on both sides must’ve experienced, if even to a very small degree. Bulent may be the best battlefield guide I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting, and I highly recommend him ([email protected] or [email protected]). Day #1 – Anzac Cove. Here we were dropped at Anzac Cove and spent some time walking the beach, comparing the current geography to vintage photographs. Then it was up Shrapnel Alley to Plugge’s Plateau, Russell’s Top, Walker’s Ridge, The Nek, Lone Pine, Chunuk Bair Memorial and everything in between. We finished up with a hike from Chunuk Bair down Rhododendron Ridge to the NZ Cemetery. It was a long and challenging hike, which was unsurprising given the elevation changes – which anyone who has read the histories will appreciate with significant slopes, but well worth it if you want to see one of the most famous preserved WWI battlefields. The area is surprisingly compact, but it is a challenging hike due to the elevation changes. Day #2 – Helles. While Anzac consisted of a long days’ hike, Helles necessitated a little bit more “in and out” of the tourist van because the sites are further removed from one another. Nevertheless, we were able to get some good walking views of the major sites at S, V, W & X beaches. We also saw the French and Turkish memorials, Achi Baba Hill and Alcitepe Village and the delightful local museum there. Day #3 – Sulva. This battlefield is even more spread out that Helles, yet because of the nature of the terrain, we were able to spend most of the day walking the fields of Sulva. This included C Beach, W Hills, Scimitar Hill, the Anafarta Villages and some of the Turkish gun emplacements. Day #4 – Asian sites. On my last day in the Gallipoli area, Bulent and I visited the sites in Kum Kale, sites of British and French raids, as well as Turkish gun positions. We saw the cemetery where the Turkish trenches still scar the land. Finally, we saw one of the restored Turkish forts on the way back into Canakkale. My trip was in mid-October and the weather was perfect. We had a little light rain for about 15 minutes on one day. Otherwise, it was warm and pleasant.
4. Canakkale Sehitleri Aniti
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5.0 based on 246 reviews
Reviewed By radbrad73 - Dallas, United States
A moving and fitting tribute to soldiers who defended their homeland. I stopped here as part of a tour of the Helles beaches, after having visited Anzac the day before, which helped put it into context. The monument serves to venerate the Ottoman soldiers who died during the Gallipoli (or Cannakale) campaign. Without diminishing those on the other side. Well worth a visit to contemplate there is not just an English, French or Anzac story to tell here, rather the Turkish have their own vision of what occurred here in World War I.
5. 57. Piyade Alayi Sehitligi
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5.0 based on 50 reviews
Reviewed By utkanu2017 - Istanbul, Turkey
This is the troop serving in Çanakkale War since the beginning till the end. This is the troop which almost evetyone has martyred. This is the troop which Mustafa Kemal has ordered “ not to fight but to die!”. Rest in peace????????
6. Aqualand Canakkale
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5.0 based on 49 reviews
Canakkale Bogazının en guzel yerinde konumlandırdıgımız Aquaparkımız ile sizlere eglenceli ve kaliteli zaman gecirmenin mutlulugunu yasatmak istiyoruz
7. Canakkale Naval Museum
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4.5 based on 357 reviews
It is a military museum established to serve the need for informing the visitors about Çanakkale Naval Battle and Campaign. In the complex of the museum many guns and objects used during Çanakkale Battles, Çimenlik Fortress, Nusret Mine Layer, German Submarine, ACAR Museum ship used by ATATÜRK and a library can be found.
Reviewed By Andyrock81 - Rockhampton, Australia
We had less than an hour to explore, having arrived late in the day but it was still very good. The ticket price was only 12TL, for that you get a small tour on a naval vessel, access to a gallery inside the fortress as well as a multitude of outdoor exhibits of weapons. We could have easily spent 2 hours here. The only minor criticism I could make was that many of the exhibits only have Turkish language information. I would have liked to have seen more exhibit descriptions in English.
8. Bozcaada
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4.5 based on 962 reviews
Reviewed By Asb03 - Ankara, Turkey
Before going to Bozcaada you should consider waiting at the ferry que in your car for 3 or 4 hours! But once you arrive the island you will see that it worths! You can experience wine tasting, fish and rakı, mezeses, perfect cookies. We were planing to stay for a night but we stayed for tree night, insted. You can drive or ride around the island and swim whereever you like. Go and experience the sunset at “ günbatımı”. You can take your wine and drink while waching the beautiful view.
9. Adatepe Olive Oil Museum
10. Apollon Symintheion Ruins
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 43 reviews
Reviewed By inflexible85 - Canakkale, Turkey
Apollon Smintheus Sanctuary, located in Gülpınar Town of Çanakkale's Ayvacık district, is one of the most important sanctuaries in Anatolia during the Hellenistic Period. B.C. In this historical area, which dates back to the 330s, there are sections such as temptation, water tanks, baths, sports area, sacred road remaining from the Hellenistic and Roman Periods. You can get in here with Museum Card. The sacred personality named Apollon Smintheus, the Lord of Mice, is mentioned in Homer's Iliad epic. The word smintheus is thought to come from the word "sminthos", which means "mouse". Apollo killed the mice that damaged agriculture with his arrows and punished the bad people with the diseases (plague etc.) he produced from mice. At the same time, Apollo had prophesied by looking at the water in this sanctuary and served many people. There are mouse figurines on the stairs of the sanctuary at the entrance.
