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Kazdağı, the ancient Mount
Ida, is north of Edremit in
northwestern Anatolia, in the area
known in ancient times as the Troad ("land
of Troy").
Suffused with legends and history,
Kazdağı (KAHZ-dah-uh,
1774 meters, 5820 feet) today is an
excellent place to get away from it
all, do some hiking or mountain biking,
horse riding, nature walks, and relaxing
in the midst of natural beauty.
Where to Stay
The İliada Hotel at
Kalkım, deep in the forests on Kazdağı
(map),
is the best base for a mountain and
forest sojourn. Plenty of outdoor activities
are offered, but there's also plenty
of opportunity just to kick back and
relax. Contact Argeus
Tourism & Travel for
reservations.
The 39-room Kazdağı Göknar Hotel is another fine choice, with an outdoor pool, hiking trail in the mountains, and other activities nearby. Breakfast and Wifi are included. More...
You may
also want to ask about their Six-day
Self-Drive Aegean Tour from Istanbul via Gallipoli, Çanakkale, Troy, Assos,
Mount Ida and Bergama (Pergamum)
to Ephesus and Selçuk. The tour includes
two relaxing nights at the İliada
Hotel.
Legends of Mount Ida
According to ancient legend, all sorts
of divine goings-on took place on Mount
Ida, as the gods charmed,
seduced, tricked, married and betrayed
one another.
Perhaps the most famous story is told
by Homer, who wrote that the Olympian
gods watched the Trojan War from the
summit of Mt Ida.
Zeus was rooting
for the Trojans, his wife Hera for
the Achaeans. Because Mount Ida had
always been a mountain sacred to goddesses,
Hera's powers of seduction were at
their height. She distracted Zeus from
his support of the Trojans, the Achaeans
entered the city through the ruse of
the Trojan horse, and the rest is history.
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Above, İliada
Hotel, Mt Ida (Kazdağı),
Turkey.
Below, a vista from the
hotel.
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