Bozcaada
Aegean Wine Island With A Venetian And Ottoman Fortress At Its Harbour; Ancient Tenedos, Named In The Iliad · Bozcaada, Canakkale
Bozcaada is a small Aegean island off the mouth of the Dardanelles that was Tenedos in the Iliad - the island the Greek fleet hid behind while the Trojans took the horse inside their walls. It is a wine island: vines cover most of the interior, several wineries pour in the town, and the September harvest is the event of the year. The harbour is dominated by a large fortress rebuilt by Venetians, Genoese and Ottomans in turn, and behind it the town divides into a Greek quarter of tall painted houses and bougainvillea and a Turkish quarter of lower stone ones, a division that is still visible and is the reason the island does not feel like the mainland. Ayazma on the south coast is the main beach. The wind is the other constant - the poyraz blows hard enough to turn the ferries back, which is worth knowing before you plan around it. September, with the harvest in and the sea still warm, is the month.
Alaybey Mahallesi, Bozcaada Kalesi, Bozcaada, Bozcaada, Canakkale, Turkiye
The island is lived on year round but functions seasonally: most hotels, restaurants and wineries run from about April to October and a large share closes in winter. Ferries run from Geyikli all year and more often in summer, with a seasonal service from Canakkale; the poyraz north wind cancels crossings at short notice in any season. The castle keeps daytime hours.