Cape Lecton

At the western extremity of Anatolia, Cape Lecton projects into the Aegean from the Troad. The headland appears in Homer's #italic Iliad#! and in the works of ancient geographers; a lighthouse called Lekton was recorded here in classical times. The #italic Acts of the Apostles#! describes Paul's companions sailing around the cape to Assos while he traveled there overland. The Ottoman navigator Piri Reis later recorded a saint's grave at the site in his #italic Book of the Sea#!.