Dinner tonight in Kumkapi, a delightful, boisterous neighborhood where seafood restaurants abound and musicians entertain with lively music. A scenic drive through Thrace and a trip by ferry across the Dardanelles Straits leads to Troy. Late 19th-century excavations revealed nine principal levels of occupation covering a period of over 3000 years. Possibly founded by the Hittite King Tudhaliyas IV, it is encircled by more than two miles of imposing 4th century BC walls. Overnight in a charming small hotel with swimming pool and spectacular views across the Aegean Sea.
Dinner is free.
Drive over a 14th-century Ottoman bridge to view Assos, a picturesque village clinging to the side of the ancient acropolis. The magnificent ruins of the city dominate the top of a mountain overlooking the Aegean Sea. The oldest part of the city was Hellenistic, and the stunning basaltic walls encircling the site date from this period. Down the cliff-face from the ruins is the port with charming buildings dating from the last century when the town was Greek. Overnight in Bergama.