Historic site · Turkey · Canakkale

Anzac Cove and Gallipoli

Beaches, trenches and memorials from the 1915 Gallipoli campaign.

Free to enter about 4 h

For storytellers

Why Anzac Cove and Gallipoli matters

On the Gallipoli peninsula, a landscape of quiet hills and beaches holds memorials and cemeteries from the First World War campaign of 1915. Visitors from many countries come to pay respects. A guided tour gives the best context for the trenches and monuments.

Talking points

  • Cemeteries and memorials dot the peninsula.
  • It is a place of reflection.
  • A guided tour helps.

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Good to know: A guide or organised tour from Canakkale helps explain the sites.

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