Day 1 (part 1): From Seven Hills Hotel, Utangaç Sk, Istanbul, (www.hotelsevenhills.com/) to Yenikapı Feribotu (1.8 miles) 1. Head southeast on Tevkifhane Sk towardkutlugün Sk 151 ft 2. Turn left at Kutlugün Sk 3. Turn right at Adliye Sk 4. Turn right at Yeni Saraçhane Sk 5. Continue onto Cankurtaran Meydanı Sk 6. Turn left at Şadırvan Sk 7. Turn right at Ahırkapı Sk 8. Turn left at Ahırkapı Đskele Sk 9. Turn right at Kennedy Cd 10. Slight left toward Kennedy Cd 11. Slight left at Kennedy Cd 12. Keep right at the fork 13. Slight left at Đdo 14. Turn left to stay on Đdo 207 ft 302 ft 236 ft 138 ft 39 ft 302 ft 180 ft 0.3 mi 381 ft 0.6 mi 0.3 mi 0.1 mi 49 ft 15. Take the ĐDO Yenikapı Feribotu ferry to Bandimar 0.1 mi
Day 1 (part 2): Bandimar to Biga (45.8 miles) 1. Head west on Vecdibey Cd toward S. Beyazıt Sk 450 m 2. Continue onto Ortaokul Cd 450 m 3. Turn left at Đstiklal Sk 210 m 4. Turn right at Đsmet Đnönü Cd 150 m 5. Turn left at Atatürk Cd 1.7 km 6. Turn right at D200/E90 8.5 km 7. Slight right 10.7 km 8. Turn left 2.0 km 9. Turn right 1.6 km 10. Take the 1st right toward Bursa Çanakkale Yolu/D200/E90 5.7 km 11. Turn right at Bursa Çanakkale Yolu/D200/E90 42.0 km 12. As you approach Biga, you will see an OPET gas station on left. Slight 750 m left, straight into centre of town Hotel Room booked (65 Euros B&B) in MRG Hotel Turhan Mah, Ihlamur Sk. No. 3, Biga- Canakalle. Tel 0 286 316 88 00, emails U13 Mehmet Gurkaynak [mrg@umut.org.tr], 'mrghotel@hotelmrg.com', www.hotelmrg.com If you miss the turn, and go down the hill, you will see another sign indicating the center of the city. Turn left and take that road. You will pass a bridge as you enter the city. Turn right, and then take the first left; then the first right. Go up the hill you will arrive to HUKUMET MEYDANI (government building - center) there is a big mosque there. Take the road next to the mosque. You will see the sign of HOTEL MRG anyway. If you get lost somehow, ask for Hukumet Meydanı or Carsi Camii (Market Mosque).
Day 2: Biga to Lapseki, Çanakkale Province, Turkey (36.5 miles) 1. Head northeast toward Bursa Çanakkale Yolu/D200/E90 0.5 mi 2. Sharp left at Bursa Çanakkale Yolu/D200/E90 36.0 mi GELĐBOLU-LAPSEKĐ CAR FERRY Departures from Lapseki (30 km/19 miles northeast of Çanakkale) and from Gelibolu (40 km/25 miles northeast of Eceabat) are every hour on the hour, 24 hours a day. Fares one-way/single are TL2 per person, TL20 per car. If you are going by car, be at the dock at least a half hour before departure time and get in line for boarding. Walk-on passengers should buy their tickets 15 minutes before departure. Hotels Gallipoli Beach Hotel, Camii Kebir Mahallesi Atatürk Caddesi No:58 Gelibolu 0 (286) 566 21 64, www.geliboludenizhotel.org, info@geliboludenizhotel.org Engin Hotel Adres: Eceabat Caddesi No:56 Gelibolu / Çanakkale. Tel : 0286 566 2350-566 1316-566 4201, E-mail: info@enginhotel.com Öztürk Hotel Gelibolu Camikebir Mah. Đstanbul - Gelibolu Girişi, Döner Kavşak Yanı, Gelibolu, Çanakkale, Turkey +90 286 566 6021
Day 3: Gallipoli (Gelibolu) to Kesan (41.5 miles) Gallipoli/Çanakkale Province 1. Head north 89 ft 2. Turn right 0.2 mi 3. Turn right 171 ft 4. At the roundabout, take the 4th exit 3.7 mi 5. Continue straight onto Đstanbul Cd 5.7 mi 6. Slight right toward Edirne Çanakkale Yolu/D550/E87 1.6 mi 7. Turn right at Edirne Çanakkale Yolu/D550/E87 29.2 mi 8. Turn right 0.9 mi 9. Take the 1st right 0.1 mi Keşan/Edirne Province Hotels: Hotel Sapci Prestige: http://www.sapciprestige.com 'The best in town', 66 rooms, 2 restaurants, games room, tv room, 24 hr room service, air conditioned. Double room with breakfast 130 YTL Demirciler ( Blacksmiths ) cad. No: 18, Keşan - Edirne -Türkiy Phone: 0 90 284 714 36 60 / 0 90 284 714 57 55 E-mail: info@sapciprestige.com
Day 4: Keşan to Alexandropolis Greece (inc. cross border)- 48 miles Keşan/Edirne Province 1. Head northwest toward Edirne Çanakkale Yolu/D550/E87 1.7 mi 2. Turn right at Edirne Çanakkale Yolu/D550/E87 0.3 mi 3. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit ontotekirdağ Đpsala 17.9 mi Yolu/D110/E84 Entering Greece 4. Continue onto Egnatia Odos/Εγνατία Οδός/A2/E90 5.2 mi 5. Take the exit toward Φερες/Feres/2 0.2 mi 6. Merge onto Komvos Ardaniou/Κόµβος Αρδανίου/Route 0.4 mi 51/E85 7. Continue onto Palaia Ethniki Odos Alexandroupolis- 4.7 mi Synoriakou Stathmou Kipon/Παλαιά Εθνική Οδός Αλεξανδρούπολης-Συνοριακού Σταθµο 8. Continue onto Egnatias/Εγνατίας 0.8 mi 9. Continue onto Palaia Ethniki Odos Alexandroupolis- 14.0 mi Synoriakou Stathmou Kipon/Παλαιά Εθνική Οδός Αλεξανδρούπολης-Συνοριακού Σταθµο 10. Continue onto Leoforos Dimokratias/Λεωφόρος 2.2 mi ηµοκρατίας/route 2 11. Turn right at Dekatis Tetartis Maiou/ εκάτης Τετάρτης 0.3 mi Μαΐου 12. Turn left at Ethnikis Antistaseos/Εθνικής Αντιστάσεως 0.1 mi 13. Turn left at Mitropolitou Iakovou Kavyri/Μητροπολίτου 59 ft Ιακώβου Καβύρη 14. Take the 1st left onto Fylis/Φυλής 256 ft Alexandropolis Greece
Day 5: Alexandropolis to Komotini (41 miles) From Alexandropolis 1. Head northeast on Fylis/Φυλής towarddekatis Tetartis 384 ft Maiou/ εκάτης Τετάρτης Μαΐου 2. Turn right at Mazaraki/Μαζαράκη 0.3 mi 3. Turn right at Leoforos Dimokratias/Λεωφόρος ηµοκρατίας/route 2.9 mi 2 4. Continue onto Palaia Ethniki Odos Alexandroupolis- 3.9 mi Komotinis/Παλαιά Εθνική Οδός Αλεξανδρούπολης-Κοµοτηνής 5. Continue onto Route 2 0.2 mi 6. Slight right toward Route 2 0.4 mi 7. Continue straight onto Route 2 2.1 mi 8. Route 2 turns left and becomes Komvos Choris Onoma/Κόµβος 3.6 mi Χωρίς Όνοµα 9. Continue onto Route 2 1.2 mi 10. Turn right to stay on Route 2 5.0 mi 11. Continue onto Palaia Ethniki Odos Alexandroupolis- 4.3 mi Komotinis/Παλαιά Εθνική Οδός Αλεξανδρούπολης-Κοµοτηνής 12. Continue onto Egnatia Odos/Εγνατία Οδός 0.3 mi 13. Continue onto Palaia Ethniki Odos Alexandroupolis- 14.8 mi Komotinis/Παλαιά Εθνική Οδός Αλεξανδρούπολης-Κοµοτηνής 14. Continue onto Konstantinoupoleos/Κωνσταντινουπόλεως/Route 2 1.9 mi 15. Turn left at Dimokratias/ ηµοκρατίας 338 ft 16. Take the 1st right onto Syntagmatos Kriton/Συντάγµατος Κρητών 279 ft Komotini
Day 6: Komotini to Xanthi (35 miles) Komotini 1. Head west on Ermou/Ερµού towardkonstantinou 102 ft Kanari/Κωνσταντίνου Κανάρη 2. Take the 1st right onto Konstantinou 404 ft Kanari/Κωνσταντίνου Κανάρη 3. Take the 1st left onto Ioanninon/Ιωαννίνων 177 ft 4. Turn right at Orfeos/Ορφέως 0.2 mi 5. Turn right at Dimokritou/ ηµοκρίτου 0.4 mi 6. Dimokritou/ ηµοκρίτου turns slightly right and 5.2 mi becomes Ypsilantou/Υψηλάντου/Route 2 7. Continue onto Komotinis-Xanthis/Κοµοτηνής-Ξάνθης 25.8 mi 8. Continue onto Dimokritou/ ηµοκρίτου/route 2 (signs 2.7 mi for Ξάνθη/Xanthi) 9. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit ontoplateia 397 ft Baltatzi/Πλατεία Μπαλτατζή 10. Turn right at Ch. Brokoumi/Χ. Μπροκούµη 0.1 mi 11. Keep left at the fork 279 ft 12. Continue onto Megalou Revmatos/Μεγάλου Ρεύµατος 0.1 mi 13. Turn left at Andrea Dimitriou/Ανδρέα ηµητρίου 161 ft 14. Turn right at Y. Triantafyllidi/Υ. Τριανταφυλλίδη 423 ft Xanthi
Day 7: Xanthi to Paralia Elaiochoriou via Kavala (50 miles) 1. Head west on Y. Triantafyllidi/Υ. 79 ft Τριανταφυλλίδη toward Adrianoupoleos/Αδριανουπόλεως 2. Turn right at Adrianoupoleos/Αδριανουπόλεως 171 ft 3. Take the 1st left onto Saranta Ekklision/Σαράντα Εκκλησιών 164 ft 4. Take the 1st left onto Mikras Asias/Μικράς Ασίας 302 ft 5. Take the 1st left onto Anatolikis Thrakis/Ανατολικής Θράκης 0.1 mi 6. Turn right at Andrea Dimitriou/Ανδρέα ηµητρίου 0.5 mi 7. Continue onto Egnatias/Εγνατίας 1.6 mi 8. Continue onto Kavalas-Xanthis/Καβάλας-Ξάνθης/Route 2 14.8 mi 9. Kavalas-Xanthis/Καβάλας-Ξάνθης turns slightly right and 15.8 mi becomes Route 2 10. Turn right at Amerikanikou Erythrou Stavrou/Αµερικάνικου Ερυθρού 476 ft Σταυρού/Route 2 11. Turn left at Ellinikis Dimokratias/Ελληνικής ηµοκρατίας/route 0.2 mi 2 (signs fordrama/ ράµα/thessaloniki/θεσσαλονίκη) 12. Turn right at Erythrou Stavrou/Ερυθρού Σταυρού/Route 2 (signs 0.6 mi for ράµα/drama/θεσσαλονίκη/thessaloniki) 13. Keep right at the fork, follow signs for Θεσσαλονίκη/Thessaloniki/Serres/ ράµα/ Drama 226 ft 14. Turn left at Evdomis Merarchias/Εβδόµης Μεραρχίας 135 ft 15. Turn right at Chrysostomou Smyrnis/Χρυσοστόµου Σµύρνης 0.4 mi 16. Continue onto Tenedou/Τενέδου 1.7 mi 17. Continue onto Kavalas-Neas Peramou/Καβάλας-Νέας Περάµου 7.8 mi 18. Continue onto Nikis/Νίκης 1.0 mi 19. Turn right at Eikostis Ogdois Oktovriou/Εικοστής Ογδόης Οκτωβρίου 0.6 mi 20. Turn left at Neas Peramou-Elaiochoriou/Νέας Περάµου-Ελαιοχωρίου 1.4 mi 21. Turn left at Thessalonikis-Kavalas/Θεσσαλονίκης-Καβάλας 3.0 mi 22. Turn left 177 ft Paralia Elaiochoriou Eleftheres, Greece 49.8 miles Hotels Oceanview Beach Hotel - 137 km Thessaloniki - Kavala, 64007 Nea Peramos - Kavala, Greece Tel +30 25940 23059, +30 25940 23060 Fax: 030 25940 21848 Mobile: +30 6978 550257 http://www.oceanview-beachhotel.gr/ Hotel Vournelis, Nea Iraklitsa, Νέα Ηρακλίτσα, 64007, Greece 25940-21353 Hotel Akti, Melina Merkouri Street 119, Palio 65500, Greece 2510-441485
Day 8: Paralia Elaiochoriou Eleftheres to Apollonia (55.4 miles) 1. Head north toward Thessalonikis-Kavalas/Θεσσαλονίκης-Καβάλας 177 ft 2. Take the 1st left onto Thessalonikis-Kavalas/Θεσσαλονίκης-Καβάλας 20.7 mi 3. Slight right (signs for Οφρύνιο/Ofrynio) 0.3 mi 4. Turn left toward Neas Amfipoleos-Nigritas/Νέας Αµφιπόλεως- 3.9 mi Νιγρίτας/Route 2 5. Continue straight onto Neas Amfipoleos-Nigritas/Νέας Αµφιπόλεως- 13.2 mi Νιγρίτας/Route 2 6. Turn left at Thessalonikis-Kavalas/Θεσσαλονίκης-Καβάλας/Route 2 14.8 mi 7. Turn left 1.6 mi 8. Turn right 282 ft 9. Turn left 0.4 mi 10. Turn left 194 ft 11. Turn left 272 ft 12. Take the 1st right 0.2 mi 13. Take the 2nd left 256 ft 14. Take the 1st right 0.2 mi Apollonia 55.4 miles
Day 9: Apollonia to Thessalonika, 33 miles 1. Head northeast 0.2 mi 2. Turn left 256 ft 3. Turn right 0.3 mi 4. Turn left 0.6 mi 5. Slight left toward Thessalonikis- 1.7 mi Kavalas/Θεσσαλονίκης-Καβάλας 6. Slight right at Thessalonikis- 230 ft Kavalas/Θεσσαλονίκης-Καβάλας 7. Turn left at Route 2 17.4 mi 8. Turn left 5.5 mi 9. Slight left 0.3 mi 10. Take the 1st right 0.7 mi 11. Turn left toward Antheon/Ανθέων 4.6 mi 12. Turn left at Antheon/Ανθέων 115 ft 13. Take the 1st left onto Kavalas/Καβάλας 230 ft 14. Turn right at Athanasiou Diakou/Αθανασίου 262 ft ιάκου 15. Turn left at Kolokotroni/Κολοκοτρώνη 377 ft 16. Kolokotroni/Κολοκοτρώνη turns right and 0.2 mi becomes Ipeirou/Ηπείρου 17. Slight left to stay on Ipeirou/Ηπείρου 374 ft 18. Slight right to stay on Ipeirou/Ηπείρου 0.1 mi 19. Turn right at Leoforos Ochi/Λεωφόρος Όχι 476 ft 20. Turn left at Akropoleos/Ακροπόλεως 0.4 mi 21. Turn left at Agias Sofias/Αγίας Σοφίας 0.2 mi 22. Turn right at Kassandrou/Κασσάνδρου 0.2 mi 23. Turn left at Makedonikis Amynis/Μακεδονικής 72 ft Αµύνης 24. Take the 1st right onto Loui Paster/Λουί Παστέρ 486 ft 25. Turn left at T. Papageorgiou/Τ. Παπαγεωργίου 174 ft Thessalonika (33 miles)