Assos, Behramkale
Turkey /
Canakkale /
Ayvacik /
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/ Turkey
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World / Turkey / Çanakkale
ruins, ancient, village
Atop a hill surrounded by olive groves are the ruins of the Doric-style Temple of Athena (530 BC) surrounded by crumbling city walls and an ancient necropolis (cemetery). Nearby is the 14th-century Ottoman Murad Hüdavendigar Mosque. The hill offers spectacular views of the Aegean Sea and the nearby Greek island of Lesvos.
Down the steep seaward side of the hill at the water's edge is the hamlet officially named Behram, but actually called Iskele (Dock, Wharf) by everyone, with old stone houses now serving as inns, pensions and restaurants. It's hopelessly charming and picturesque. The small pebbly beach is less of an attraction than the boat tours and the picturesqueness of the hamlet itself.
Down the steep seaward side of the hill at the water's edge is the hamlet officially named Behram, but actually called Iskele (Dock, Wharf) by everyone, with old stone houses now serving as inns, pensions and restaurants. It's hopelessly charming and picturesque. The small pebbly beach is less of an attraction than the boat tours and the picturesqueness of the hamlet itself.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assos
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 39°29'37"N 26°19'55"E
- Molyvos (Mythimna) 20 km
- Petra 22 km
- Anaxos 25 km
- Agia Paraskevi 28 km
- Kalloni 31 km
- Küçükköy 37 km
- Pyrgoi Thermis 38 km
- Polichnitos 47 km
- Vareia 50 km
- Vatera 54 km
- Assos 0.6 km
- Tamış 9 km
- Ayvacık District 10 km
- Kocatarla 13 km
- Kestanelik NIKE Launching Area 14 km
- NIKE Intagrated Fire Control (IFC) 14 km
- Gulf of Edremit 20 km
- Kumbağlar Gülpınar 21 km
- Lesbos 37 km
- Çanakkale Province 71 km