Biblical Sites in Turkey (5 Nights/6 Days) Biblical Tours - Religious
TOUR DETAILS:
Biblical Sites in Turkey (5 Nights/6 Days) Key
Information:
Tour Duration: 5 nights / 6 days
Days of Operation: Private Tour
Destination's: Turkey
Hotel's Class: 5, 4, 3 Stars Hotel or Tourist
Class
Season: All Year
Airfare Included: No
Tour Customizable: Yes
Overnight Places:
2 nights Izmir, 2 nights Kusadasi, 1 night
Pamukkale.
Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Izmir.
Meet and transfer to hotel.Visit the church of
St. Policarp which 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.
Day 2: Izmir-Pergamum-Thyatira-Pamukkale.
Visit Pergamum, the Acropolis and the Asclepion,
then drive to Akhisar to visit the Church of
ancient Thyatira. Return to Izmir.
Day 3: Izmir-Sardes-Philadelphia-Pamukkale.
Drive to Sardes, ancient capital city of the
Lydians and the visit 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 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.
Day 4: Pamukkale-Laodicea-Miletos-Kusadasi.
Morning visit to Eskihisar, the ancient Laodicea,
then drive to Miletos, where St. Paul gave a
speech to Christianity. Overnight in Kusadasi.
Day 5: Kusadasi-Ephesus-Kusadasi.
Full day visit to the unforgettable remains of
Ephesus, the House of the Virgin Mary, the
Archaelogical Museum and the Basilica of Saint
John.
Day 6: Kusadasi-Izmir.
Transfer to Izmir Airport.End of our services.
Biblical References: The Seven Churches
mentioned by St. John in the Book of Revelations
(The Apocalypse) are all found in Turkey and
each was a founding community of Christianity.
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