Day 13 - Assos, Alexander Troas and Troy

Today we went to Alexander Troy. This is an ancient site dating back to about 310BC. We had to be escorted in by security. This security extend to a man on a motorbike! I'm not sure what or who we needed security from ... There was no one or nothing in sight! We had Mass on what could have been the base of the ancient temple. Our guide said that it probably needed another 30 or 40 years of excavation before they would really know more about the site. It is thought that the temple was dedicated to Emperor Augustus.

We then went to Assos. This was a little village set on a very steep mountain slope. There were lots of little stalls mainly run by the elderly. The Temple of Athena was set on this mountain and the view from the Temple was spectacular. We had lunch at the bottom of the village. Most of us had a Gozmele which is a type of pancake with cheese in it.

We then made our way to Troy. We were told by the guide that the city dates back to 3000BC. This is an interesting place to visit and did find it quite easy to imagine what it must have been like in those ancient times.