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Day 1 :
ISTANBUL
Arrive in Istanbul. Transfer to hotel. Rest of the day and evening at leisure.
Day 2 :
ISTANBUL
Full day sightseeing in Istanbul in the old quarters of the city; Church
of Chora famed with Byzantine mosaics and frescoes, Hagia
Sophia, Church built by the emperor Justinian in the sixth century.
Visit the Blue Mosque and the Hippodrome where
chariot races were held in Roman times. Tour the Topkapi Palace
museum with its priceless jewelled objects and the Porcelain Collection.
Shopping in the Grand Bazaar.
Day 3: ISTANBUL
- ANTALYA
Morning, cruise along the shores of the Bosphorus by boat, then
cross the Bosphorus Bridge to Asian Istanbul for a visit to Beylerbeyi
Palace, summer palace. Transfer to airport for flight to Antalya.
Overnight in Antalya.
Day 4: ANTALYA
Antalya, Attalia the port for St. Paul on his first journey to Lystra
and Derbe. Paul had sailed from Attalia to Antakya, Antioch.
Drive along the Turkish Mediteranean coast to Perge where Paul
stopped on his way to Pisidian Antioch with barnabas and
Mark.Continue to Side and Aspendos with a
majestic amphitheatre. Return to Antalya for overnight.
Day 5: ANTALYA
- PAMUKKALE
Drive to Pamukkale to visit the ruins of Hierapolis,
celebraated for its warm baths. St. Philip is burried at Hierapolis. Then drive
to Laodicea to see the remains of one of the Seven Churches.
Loadicea Church was a branch of Ephesus, as were the churches of Hierapolis and
Colossea. Dinner and overnight at Pamukkale.
Day 6:
PAMUKKALE - IZMIR
Morning drive to Miletos, with one of the largest amphitheatres
in Asia Minor. It was in Miletos that Paul stopped at the end of his third
journey and predicted his imprisonment. Afternoon visit the city of Ephesus
where St. John was burried aand mary spent her last days. The Church of the
Virgin Mary built in the early days of Christianity, was the seat for the
Council of Ephesus. Drive to Izmir, Smyrna and overnight.
Day 7 : IZMIR
Morning visit Sardes the capital of Lydia where King Croesus
ruled. Visit the gymnasium and the Temple of Artemis. Later drive to Alasehir, Philadelphia.
In the city of "brotherly love" see the ancient city
wall. Dinner and overnight in Izmir.
Day 8: IZMIR -
CANAKKALE
Morning drive to Akhisar, Thyatira. The church at Thyatira had
tolerated the works of Jezebel. Continue on to Pergamum to
visit the Acropolis of Helenistic Pergamum. Among its buildings are the Altar of
Zeus and the temples of Trajan & Dionysus. After visiting the Asclepion,
the earliest health center of Asia Minor. Continue on to Canakkale for the
night.
Day 9:
CANAKKALE
Morning visit the site of Troy, the homeric city and the local
museum. Drive to Troas from where Paul set sail to Neapolis on
his second journey. Later visit Assos where Paul rejoined his
companions. Dinner and overnight at Canakkale.
Day 10:
CANAKKALE - GREEK BORDER
Early morning departure to cross the Dardenelles by ferry.
Drive through the first world war battle fields of Gallipoli and
reach the Turkish/Greek border. Transfer to a Greek motorcoach to continue the
journey.
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