7 days · Marmara, Aegean
Thrace and Çanakkale from Edirne to Ayvalık
A week from the Selimiye to the Tekirdağ coast, from Gallipoli to Troy, Bozcaada and Assos, and on to Ayvalık.
- Day 1
Edirne
Visit the mosque outside prayer times.
🍽️ What to eat: Fried liver
📍 Where to eat:- Fried liver: At the liver restaurants in the centre.
🛏️ Where to stay: Central Edirne
- Day 2
Tekirdağ
🚗 143,4 km · 105 min
10.45–11.30 · Süleymanpaşa, TekirdağRüstem Pasha ComplexA mosque and covered market by Mimar Sinan on a hill above the sea.🚗 1,1 km · 2 min
11.32–13.02 · Süleymanpaşa, TekirdağTekirdağ Archaeology and Ethnography MuseumThracian tumulus finds and pieces from Perinthos in a former governor's mansion.🚗 0,4 km · 1 min
13.03–14.33 · Süleymanpaşa, TekirdağRákóczi MuseumThe house where the Hungarian leader Francis II Rákóczi spent his years of exile.
🍽️ What to eat: Tekirdağ köfte
📍 Where to eat:- Tekirdağ köfte: At the köfte houses in the centre.
🛏️ Where to stay: Central Tekirdağ
- Day 3
Uçmakdere
🚗 37,3 km · 43 min
09.43–11.43 · Şarköy, TekirdağUçmakdereA village where Mount Ganos drops to the sea, known for paragliding.
Spending the night near the Gallipoli Peninsula makes the next day easier.
🍽️ What to eat: Tekirdağ köfte
🛏️ Where to stay: Şarköy or Uçmakdere: guesthouses
- Day 4
The Gallipoli Peninsula
🚗 166 km · 164 min
11.44–13.44 · Eceabat, ÇanakkaleGallipoli Peninsula Historical SiteThe memorials and cemeteries of the 1915 Gallipoli campaign.
The visitor centre at Kabatepe is a good place to start.
🍽️ What to eat: Cheese halva
🛏️ Where to stay: Eceabat or central Çanakkale
- Day 5
Troy and Bozcaada
🚗 60,2 km · 79 min
10.19–12.19 · ÇanakkaleTroyThe layered ancient city that inspired Homer's Iliad.🚗 40,9 km · 81 min
13.40–15.40 · Bozcaada, ÇanakkaleBozcaada CastleThe historic castle rising beside the island's harbour.
If you stay the night on the island in summer, book ahead.
🍽️ What to eat: Cheese halva
📍 Where to eat:- Cheese halva: At the dessert shops in town.
🛏️ Where to stay: Bozcaada: guesthouses and boutique hotels
- Day 6
Assos
🚗 64,4 km · 90 min
10.30–12.30 · Ayvacık, ÇanakkaleAssosAn ancient city whose hilltop Temple of Athena looks out to Lesbos.
🍽️ What to eat: Cheese halva
🛏️ Where to stay: Assos (Behramkale): stone hotels and guesthouses
- Day 7
Ayvalık
🚗 106 km · 124 min
11.04–12.34 · Ayvalık, BalıkesirCunda IslandAn island linked to Ayvalık by a bridge, with stone houses, fish restaurants and an old church.🚗 21,2 km · 31 min
13.05–15.05 · Ayvalık, BalıkesirDevil's TableA hilltop over the Ayvalık islands, famous for its sunsets.
End the day with the sunset at Şeytan Sofrası.
🍽️ What to eat: Ayvalık toast, Höşmerim
📍 Where to eat:- Ayvalık toast: Ayvalık's signature snack.