[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22.3″][et_pb_row module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”3.25″ width=”89%” width_tablet=”80%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”89%” max_width_tablet=”80%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” animation_style=”fade” make_fullwidth=”on”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.0.11″ title_font=”Fjalla One||||||||” title_text_align=”center” title_font_size=”72px” text_orientation=”center”][\/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/theworldoffroad.com\/2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Temperidis_TheWorldOffroad-DSC03438.jpg” force_fullwidth=”on” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.3.2″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22.3″][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.3.2″ width=”100%”]We stayed two nights in \u00c7anakkale, the major port on the Dardanelles straight, battlefield of the 1915 “Dardanelles Campaign” and still one of the most important waterways on earth.<\/p>\n
We first found a parking spot on the beach on the outskirts of the town but we moved after we had a visit by a drunk man who started pushing for money. Police arrived in a matter of minutes – probably a receptionist of a nearby hotel had called them – and the episode finished there. <\/p>\n
So we moved downtown and parked next to the channel. Despite this incident we feel pretty secure in Turkey whle we are wild camp in different towns. <\/p>\n
If you want to read more about \u00c7anakkale, start from Wikipedia on the following link: <\/p>\n
https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/\u00c7anakkale<\/p>\n
Now let me inform you in short that it’s a vivid town of 190k inhabitants worthy a 2-day stay at least. First it’s the best vantage point to watch international tankers heading from\/to Bosphorus straight of Istanbul and the Black Sea. <\/p>\n
The seafront is pleasant and full of caf\u00e8s and local restaurants. From there you can walk in the old market, which is pretty compact but vivid. <\/p>\n
You can find 2-3 nice little restaurants offering sardines (sardalya) and other fish in sandwich, in bloody cheap prices (from 10-25 Turkish liras). <\/p>\n
On the seafront you will certainly encounter a wooden Troyan horse, which is probably the closest thing to the original featured in the Iliad of Omer. It’s a fake, a Hollywood fake but still impressive: the horse was a gift of the “Troy” movie production to the city of \u00c7annakale. <\/p>\n
On the way to \u00c7anakkale we were impressed with the under construction “1915” bridge, which will be operating in March 18th, 2021, the date of the “Battle of Gallipoli” in 1915. <\/p>\n
It will be the longest suspended bridge in the world with a 2023 span. In 2023, Turkish Republic will celebrate its 100 years. [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/theworldoffroad.com\/2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-10-at-19.52.41.png” _builder_version=”4.3.2″ hover_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.0.11″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.0.11″][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.3.2″]