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8 Days Seven Churches Tour
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Arrive in Istanbul meet and assist to hotel, dinner
and overnight (D).
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Morning transfer to airport to catch Izmir flight.
Arrive in Izmir, meet and transfer to hotel. Afternoon
visit the Church of St. Policarp which is the oldest
church in ancient Smyrna, it symbolized the community
of the Seven Churches of the Apocalypse. Then visit
Alexander the Great's "Velvet Castle" overlooking the
bay of Izmir. (B, L, D). |
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Departure after breakfast for Pergamon (Bergama),
the place where, wrote St. John to the church of
Pergamon, "Satan's throne is sited. Visit the Church
of Pergamon, the red-court, Acropolis, after lunch;
we drive to Smyrna (Izmir), recipient of a letter
from St Paul praising the early believers for their
faithfulness. Visiting to St. Polycarp Church and a
short tour of the city at the end of the tour,
transfer to the Izmir Airport flight back to
Istanbul. After arrival meet and assist to hotel (B,
L, D).
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Ephesus, one of the "Seven Churches of Revelation".
Visit to St. John Basilica and the, Last abode of
Virgin Mary at Mount Solmissos. Visit to the old
Greco-Roman city of Ephesus, most important of the
"Seven Churches of Asia Minor", where St. John
brought Mary in fulfillment of his pledge to Jesus
to protect her, she is believed to have taken into
heaven. Return to Izmir, dinner and overnight (B, L,
D).
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| DAY 5
Izmir - Sardes - Philadelphia - Pamukkale |
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Drive to Sardes, ancient capital of the Lydians and
visit the Church of Sardes. Continue to Alasehir
where the ancient Philadelphia Church is located.
Walk the streets of Philadelphia, then proceed to
Pamukkale, the white "Cotton Castle" with its lime
cascades of the Roman spa. See the ancient city of
Hierapolis. The Martyrium of St. Philip the Apostle
is here. Enjoy a leisurely bath in the hot spring
pool of your hotel (B, L, D)
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| DAY 6
Laodicea - Aphrodisias - Kusadasi |
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Morning visit the ancient Laodicea, then drive to
Aphrodisias, the city of the Goddess of Love, see
the well preserved Stadium, The Temple of Aphrodite,
the Odeon, the theater, Agora and Hadrian Bath.(B,
L, D).
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After breakfast transfer Izmir Airport and flight to
Istanbul. After arrival meet and full day city tour
including Roman Hippodrome, Abolisk of Theodosius,
Serpentine Column, Blue Mosque, St Sopha Museum,
Topkapi Palace, Suleymaniye Mosque and Grand Bazaar.
Transfer to hotel and overnight. (B, L). |
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After breakfast transfer to airport for final
departure to home...(B)
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