Lapseki:

History:

Lapseki was founded about 500 BC, one of 4 settlements along the Dardanelles at that time. In ancient times, while the city was under the rule of King Mendrom and named Pityausa, the king, who defended the colonists from Foça from the attacks of the local people, minted coins for the first time in its history in the name of his daughter Lapseke and later the city was given this name by the colonists to express their indebtedness to him. In this way, the name Lampsakos, then Lapseki, was passed down  to the present day.

Occupied at the end of World War I, the town was freed from the British and French forces on 25 September 1922 as a result of the unity and solidarity of the people of Lapseki, toward the end of the War of Independence. In the district are the graves  of 15,000 soldiers who lost their lives during the War of Independence.

Possessing all the natural beauty of the Dardanelles, the primary livelihood of the people in the area is agriculture with fishing and tourism also being important. The most famous fruits of the district are cherries and peaches. First held in 1983, the annual Cherry Festival takes place 2-12 June. A fair is also held in Lapseki on 1-4 September.

There are two kinds of rumour about the name of the city. First one is comes from the daughter of The King Madrom. During the regular migration time in Lapseki ( the was Pityausa in that time), some of the people from local community attempted to  attack on immigrants. While the turmoil, daughter of the King, Lampseke helped to Immıgrants and after they conquered the city, they dedicated her name to the city. The second one is, according to Evliya Celebi, who was a Rover, turkish people were calling the fig as “Löp”And after they builted up a city in here, they called this place as a “Löpseki”.

Location:

Lapseki is situated in Canakkale, Turkey, its geographical coordinates are 40° 20' 39" North, 26° 41' 8" East and its lies on  the Anatolian side of  the merge of  Canakkale Bosphorus and Marmara Sea.

Population:

According to last census took place in 2007, the total population is on the place 27.149.

Transportation:

As a closest province to Cannakkale city center, Lapseki`s distance to city center is 33 km. There are regular Minibuses as you see on the table below every 30 minutes.

For the visitors who use use the İstanbul road, the closest road is to follow Tekirdağ-Keşan way in order to reach ferryboat in order to go Lapseki Province. So as to get further information, please visit http://www.gestasdenizulasim.com.tr. For the visitors who comes from Istanbul way, there is a highway option could  carry out by private cars or regular buses through Tekirdağ-Keşan-Şarköy to Gallipoli than to Lapseki  as well as flight option operated by The Turkish Airlines on specific days from Istanbul to Canakkale. So as to get further information , please visit http://www.turkishairlines.com.

Ferryboats Schedule:

Tourism:

Not only with mythologic heritage but also its cultural and touristic history, Lapseki is a very important place to visit. With a wonderful landscape of Cannakkale Boshporus, and spectacular specific places such as Arisbe, Terkote, Perkole, Lampsakos, Süleymaniye Mosque, Umurbey Mosque, Gallipoli Wars Cemeteries and Promenade places are waiting so as to welcome you. And also if you haven’t heard our tradional folk musics before, such as “Ayna Caktim Yüzüne” or haven`t try our peaches and cherries or watched oil wrestling competitions, here is the right place to visit.

Accomodation:

Canakkale city center is the main place to stay at the hotels. But of course there are some clean and pretty hotels and pensions around the place in order to provide you enjoy times as well. In order to have detailed information please visit Accomodation page.