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Go between November 21 and January 21. That's what the locals call Polar Nights because the sun never rises. This is one of the few towns on earth where the Northern Lights are visible. Local tour guides will take you out into the countryside where the night skies allow the best viewing. The winters are surprisingly mild so you really can get out and enjoy the outdoors.

Take a guided tour of The Ruins of Ancient Troy in Hisark, Turkey. Archeologists have uncovered multiple layers of buildings dating back as far as 3500 B.C. Troy was burned around 1200 B.C. and rebuilt 400 years later.

It is believed that the seventh layer is the actual remains of the city of Troy. Guided tours base out of Canakkale and Instanbul. This is the best way to see all the reconstructions which include the acropolis of Pergamum, a temple of Athens, a Roman theater , Senate building and even a model of the famous Trojan Horse that you can climb into.

It's an adventure that takes you under a mountain, through narrow passages, water filled pools, and limestone chambers to an exit overlooking a beautiful lake. It is here that you will discover a colony of large white-headed Griffon Vulture. These gorgeous and very rare birds used to populate all of Europe but now can only be found in Serbia.

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