Troy Τrοίa Walking Poet Homer Western Literature

#MarchGoodPlaces2025 Troy was a city-state in northwestern Asia Minor (now Turkey) in ancient Greek times. Its ruins were discovered in 1871 AD. The two most important works in the history of Western literature written by the poet Homer: The Iliad and the Trojan War in The Odyssey, are centered on this city. Before the 19th century, historians regarded the city as a fictional legend. The ruins of Troy in the epic are located in Çanakkale Province in northwest Turkey today. Taking a photo with the replica of the giant Trojan Horse will allow you to experience the bloody slaughter of the Trojan Horse and feel the human love, hatred and vengeance among the Greek gods! This ancient city of Troy is all ruins, so you need to use a lot of imagination to explore. There are souvenir shops and cafes nearby. In order to commemorate history, the Turks imitated a huge Trojan Horse at the entrance, with stairs at the bottom for tourists to climb up and visit. From the platform of the horse, one can overlook the entire Trojan Plain.